Moor Allerton Hall Primary School
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
The full report on this school
What 100 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
28 Jan 2025From 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
5Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
10Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
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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