Moorgate Primary Academy

About Moorgate Primary Academy

Moorgate Primary Academy sits within the Staffordshire local authority, a large county with 308 primary schools of the same type. In the Tamworth area specifically, it ranks 8th out of 21 primary schools, placing it comfortably in the top half locally. The top-performing peers in the authority — St John's Catholic Primary School, Needwood CofE Primary School, and Woodseaves CE Primary Academy — all achieve the maximum ranking score, setting a high bar. Moorgate, by contrast, falls into the bottom 50% nationally on its key stage 2 expected standard measure, though its local rank shows it holds its own within Tamworth. The school is a state-funded, mixed primary for ages 2 to 11, with no religious character. Headteacher Jonathan Williams leads a school of 302 pupils, very close to its capacity of 315, and the school offers nursery provision. It has held a Good Ofsted rating across both its recent inspections, with the most recent in November 2023 confirming that rating across all categories.

Academically, Moorgate's key stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined was 55%, which is below the Staffordshire local authority average of 65%. This places the school in the bottom 50% nationally on this metric. However, individual subject results are more encouraging: 71% of pupils met the expected standard in writing, and 66% in maths, while reading was slightly lower at 61%. Average scores in reading and maths both sat at 103, in line with the national average of 100. At the higher standard, 26% of pupils achieved in reading, 18% in maths, and 11% in writing, with just 8% reaching that level across all three subjects. The school's Ofsted breakdown from November 2023 rated quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management all as Good, with early years provision also Good — consistent with its previous Good rating.

Moorgate offers a solid range of facilities including art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite, a sports hall, a forest school area, and a chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, cricket, football, cross country, and athletics, while clubs range from science and coding to gardening, film club, choir, and book club. The school has a notably broad SEND provision, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate to profound and multiple learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 58 applications for 40 places, with 35 first-preference offers made. This suggests strong local demand, particularly from families who value the nursery provision and the inclusive SEND support. Moorgate suits families in Tamworth looking for a well-rated, inclusive primary with a wide range of enrichment activities, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to compare with the higher-ranked peers in the area.

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