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Moor Allerton Hall Primary School

Leeds, LS17 6QPPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
2 Good · 3 Requires improvement
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
51%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.6×
Not oversubscribed
27 1st-choice / 43 places
Ranking
#10,500
of 13,686 nationally

About Moor Allerton Hall Primary School

Moor Allerton Hall Primary School is a state primary in Leeds, serving 568 pupils aged 4 to 11. It sits 149th out of 204 primary schools in the local authority, placing it in the bottom half of the league table. For context, the top-performing peers in the same area include Harewood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Shadwell Primary School, and Horsforth Featherbank Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. The school is also within half a kilometre of Talbot Primary School, one of 26 outstanding-rated primaries in Leeds. Moor Allerton Hall itself was rated Requires Improvement in its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025, a downgrade from its previous Good rating in 2019. The inspection found that quality of education, early years provision, and leadership and management all require improvement, while behaviour and attitudes and personal development were judged Good. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 43 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 198 applications, a ratio of 4.6 applicants per place, with 27 first-preference offers made.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressLidgett Lane, Lidgett Lane, Select, Leeds, LS17 6QP
HeadteacherSarah Richards
Local AuthorityLeeds
Number of Pupils568
Free School Meals (FSM)23.2%
School Capacity568 / 630 (90% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 12 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Sports HallOutdoor PlaygroundLibrarySensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

TennisFootballCricketCross CountrySwimmingRoundersAthletics

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubGardeningScience Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultySevere Learning

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:25

Source: moorallertonhall.leeds.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Moor Allerton Hall Primary School

Moor Allerton Hall Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.