Moorpark Junior School

About Moorpark Junior School

Moorpark Junior School in Stoke-on-Trent is running almost at full capacity, with 239 pupils against a school capacity of 240, suggesting it is a popular choice for local families. The school serves a community with significantly higher-than-average levels of disadvantage: 53.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with the national primary average of around 23%. This context is important when interpreting the school’s academic results, as schools with high FSM rates often face additional challenges. Despite this, the school has maintained a Good rating from Ofsted since its last graded inspection in 2016, with an ungraded inspection in 2022 confirming it remains Good. The school is oversubscribed in the sense that it is nearly full, though the data does not specify how many applications it receives per place. It is a state-funded, mixed primary for ages 7 to 11, with no religious character, and is led by headteacher L Wright.

Academically, Moorpark Junior School’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is below the local authority average of 60% and places the school 48th out of 63 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent, putting it in the bottom half of the LA rankings. However, individual subject scores tell a more nuanced story: the average reading score was 102 and the average maths score was 100, both close to the national benchmark of 100. A higher proportion of pupils reached the expected standard in reading (60%) and maths (58%) than in writing (54%). At the higher standard, 19% achieved greater depth in reading, 12% in writing and 7% in maths, while just 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is unclear how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

The school offers a range of facilities including a dining hall, outdoor playground, art studios, forest school, gymnasium and chapel, alongside sports such as netball, football, gymnastics, athletics, cricket and tennis. Clubs include science, eco and art clubs. For families with children who have special educational needs, Moorpark Junior School lists provisions for a wide range of needs, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. The nearest outstanding-rated primary school is New Ford Academy, 1.3 km away. This school will suit families who value a community-focused, inclusive primary with strong SEND support, and who are comfortable with results that are below the local average but reflect the school’s high-disadvantage intake.

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