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.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 51% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the Leeds local authority average of 61%. In reading, 69% reached the expected standard and 24% achieved a higher score, while in maths 71% met the expected standard and 22% reached the higher threshold. Writing was weaker, with 58% at the expected standard and just 4% at the higher level. The school’s average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 104 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks 10,500th out of 13,686 primaries, placing it in the bottom quarter. Parent View responses from 100 respondents between September 2024 and September 2025 show that 83% would recommend the school. Strong majorities agreed that their child is happy (94% combined strongly agree or agree) and feels safe (96%). However, only 55% agreed that concerns are dealt with properly, and 74% agreed the school has high expectations for their child.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, library, sensory room, and a chapel, and runs clubs such as art, gardening and science club. Sports on offer include tennis, football, cricket, cross country, swimming, rounders and athletics. SEND provisions cover seven areas including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate and severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View data on SEND support shows that 74% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need, though 19% disagreed. With 23.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse catchment. Given its oversubscription and recent Ofsted rating, this is a school where parents are clearly keen to secure a place despite the inspection outcome, but those considering it should weigh the academic results and leadership concerns against the positive behaviour and safety feedback from current families.

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