Moorlands Infant School

About Moorlands Infant School

Moorlands Infant School sits within the Bath and North East Somerset local authority, a district where just seven of 63 primary schools hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school itself is rated Good, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections. Among its local peers, the top-ranked schools in the area are Freshford Church School, St Julian's Church School, and Shoscombe Church School. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Widcombe CofE Junior School, about 1.9 kilometres away. Moorlands is a small state infant school for children aged five to seven, with 177 pupils on roll — just three short of its full capacity of 180. It is a mixed, non-denominational school with no religious character, and does not offer nursery provision or a sixth form. The headteacher is Louisa Sellars.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, Moorlands Infant School received Good ratings across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This represents a consistent performance compared with its previous inspection in 2014, which also awarded Good overall and Good for leadership and management, though early years provision was then rated Requires Improvement. The school does not publish Key Stage 2 SATs results because its pupils leave at age seven, before that assessment point. However, the local authority average for Key Stage 2 attainment is 62 per cent, providing a benchmark for the wider area. With only 7.3 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively affluent catchment compared with national averages. The school’s Progress 8 and A-Level data are not applicable given its infant-only age range.

Moorlands is clearly popular with local families: for the 2025/26 academic year, it received 133 applications for just 58 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.29. Of those, 55 first-preference offers were made from 59 first-preference applications, meaning most who put it first were successful. The school offers a Sensory Room, playing fields, an outdoor playground, a library, and a chapel. Sports include swimming, cricket, rounders, and football, while clubs cover drama, choir, and science. For children with additional needs, the school provides support for social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, and autistic spectrum disorder. This combination of strong local demand, Good-rated provision, and targeted SEND support makes Moorlands a solid choice for families in Bath and North East Somerset seeking a well-regarded infant school with a clear focus on early years development.

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