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Moorlands Primary School

Community school · Huddersfield · HD3 3UH

Ages 4–11 · 626 pupils · Kirklees

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.6%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.2%
Enrolments in measure
545

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

81

Places offered

87

1st-preference offers

81

Total preferences (any rank)
225
Preferred offers (top 3)
87
Applications from outside LA
7
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill99%

626 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
626
Boys / girls
330 / 296
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
626 / 630 (99%)
Free school meals
9.3%
FSM pupils
58
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Denney

Location

Address
Moorlands Road, Mount
Postcode
HD3 3UH
Town
Huddersfield
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Kirklees
District
Kirklees
Constituency
Colne Valley
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 4–11, in Huddersfield, Kirklees, 626 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.3%.

Open schools in Huddersfield
90
Primary schools in Huddersfield
63
Academies among open schools in Huddersfield
50% (45)
Open schools in HD3
10
Primary in HD3
7
Open schools in Kirklees LA
203
Primary in Kirklees LA
144

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 HuddersfieldNear HD3

  • Moorlands Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD3 3UH · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM8.9%

    0.0 miles away

  • Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD7 4NU · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM14.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Holywell Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Halifax · HX4 9AE · Calderdale

    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM18.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Lindley Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD3 3LY · Kirklees

    Ages 7–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM12.3%

    1.3 miles away

  • Manor Road Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD7 4QE · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    1.3 miles away

  • Reinwood Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD3 4YL · Kirklees

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM27.7%

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Denney

Official links