Community school · Reading

Moorlands Primary School

4–11Ages
286Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109799URN

Church End Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4UN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

1.8 above Reading median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Reading

127 applications for 30 places · 4th of 36 in Reading

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

The graded inspection, 11 March 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

11 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 March 2020
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.2applications per place, Reception

1.8 above Reading median (2.5) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

127 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 4.2; Reading median median 2.5
2025 3.3; Reading median median 2.6
2024 3.8; Reading median median 2.5
2023 3.9; Reading median median 2.3
2022 2.3; Reading median median 2.1
2021 3.9; Reading median median 2.3
2020 2.6; Reading median median 2.4
2019 2.2; Reading median median 2.4
2018 2.4; Reading median median 2.5
2017 3.1; Reading median median 2.4
2016 2.4; Reading median median 2.5
2015 2.3; Reading median median 2.4
2014 2.1; Reading median median 2.3

This school
Reading median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	127	4.2	38	1.27
Sep 2025	29	97	3.3	29	1.00
Sep 2024	28	107	3.8	28	1.00
Sep 2023	31	121	3.9	31	1.00
Sep 2022	35	80	2.3	29	0.83
Sep 2021	22	85	3.9	20	0.91
Sep 2020	50	128	2.6	41	0.82
Sep 2019	50	109	2.2	40	0.80
Sep 2018	50	120	2.4	38	0.76
Sep 2017	59	181	3.1	47	0.80
Sep 2016	55	131	2.4	34	0.62
Sep 2015	49	113	2.3	38	0.78
Sep 2014	60	128	2.1	45	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 79% · Maths 81% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%6th of 37 in Reading

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Reading 77% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Reading 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Reading 72% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Reading 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Reading 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Reading 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Reading median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	8%	106	105
2023/24	63%	9%	105	103
2022/23	63%	4%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Moorlands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

4.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Meadow Park Academy
0.5 km · Reading

Good2023

2.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Churchend Primary Academy
0.6 km · Reading

Good2022

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Primary School
0.6 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Reading

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Ranikhet Academy
0.8 km · Reading

2026

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Park Lane Primary School
1.0 km · Reading

Good2023

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · West Berkshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Birch Copse Primary School
1.5 km · West Berkshire

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109799 · 870/2034
Capacity: 490 pupils · 286 on roll
Free school meals: 39.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Church End Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4UN
Local authority: Reading

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources