Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School

About Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School

Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School holds a Good rating from its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, which took place in 2020 and was confirmed by an ungraded visit in 2025. The school’s academic story is best told through its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year. Just 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is notably below the Leicestershire local authority average of 62%. This places the school 159th out of 231 primary schools in the county, and in the bottom half of schools nationally. However, the picture is more nuanced when you look at individual subjects. Reading is a clear strength: 82% of pupils reached the expected standard and 53% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 108. Maths and writing were weaker, with 59% reaching the expected standard in each, and only 18% hitting the higher standard in maths.

The Ofsted breakdown from the 2020 graded inspection shows a school with real strengths in personal development, which was rated Outstanding. Behaviour and attitudes, quality of education, and leadership and management were all rated Good. The early years provision was also Good. The previous inspection in 2009 had awarded an Outstanding overall, so the current Good rating represents a step down, though inspectors noted that some aspects were not as strong in the 2025 ungraded visit. Parent View responses, collected between September 2024 and September 2025 from 82 respondents, reveal a divided community. While 52% would recommend the school, 48% would not. Strong disagreements were high on several questions, particularly around support for children with SEND, where 42% strongly disagreed that the school gives them the support they need, and on how concerns are dealt with, where 37% strongly disagreed.

The school is a Church of England primary with a capacity of 154 pupils and currently has 144 on roll, so it is nearly full. It was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 academic year, receiving 32 applications for just 8 places, with all 8 first-preference applicants offered a spot. Facilities include a forest school, chapel, playing fields and an art studio, and the school offers clubs such as coding, chess and gardening. SEND provisions cover moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a small, faith-based village school that may suit families who value its strong reading outcomes and personal development focus, but the parent view data suggests some significant concerns around SEND support and complaint handling that prospective parents should investigate further.

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