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Moons Moat First School

Community school · Redditch · B98 9HR

Ages 3–9 · 170 pupils · Worcestershire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

Overall absence

7.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-05-12

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.1%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
5.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
157

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
51
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill61%

170 pupils · 280 places

Pupils on roll
170
Boys / girls
92 / 78
School capacity
280
Capacity fill
170 / 280 (61%)
Free school meals
30.4%
FSM pupils
51
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–9

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Karen Crawford

Location

Address
Cleeve Close, Church Hill
Postcode
B98 9HR
Town
Redditch
County
Worcestershire
Local authority
Worcestershire
District
Redditch
Constituency
Redditch
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–9, in Redditch, Worcestershire, 170 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 30.4%.

Open schools in Redditch
37
Primary schools in Redditch
20
Academies among open schools in Redditch
78% (29)
Open schools in B98
23
Primary in B98
11
Open schools in Worcestershire LA
278
Primary in Worcestershire LA
178

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in RedditchNear B98

  • Abbeywood First School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Redditch · B98 9LR · Worcestershire

    Ages 3–9

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM26.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Arrow Valley First School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Redditch · B98 0LH · Worcestershire

    Ages 3–9

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM30.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Tenacres First School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

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    Redditch · B98 0PB · Worcestershire

    Ages 5–9

    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM20.2%
    • Demand0.91

    0.9 miles away

  • Beoley First School

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    Ages 4–9

    • FSM1.0%

    1.0 miles away

  • St Stephen's CofE First School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–9

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM26.2%
    • Demand0.97

    1.1 miles away

  • Matchborough First School Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–9

    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM28.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Oak Hill First School

    Academy converter · Primary

    Redditch · B98 7JU · Worcestershire

    Ages 3–9

    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM22.6%
    • Demand0.98

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Karen Crawford
Telephone
0152761498
Website
www.moonsmoat.worcs.sch.uk/

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