Community school · Halton

Moorfield Primary School

4–11Ages
232Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111188URN

School Way, Moorfield Road, Widnes, WA8 3HJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 above Halton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Halton

63 applications for 27 places · 9th of 34 in Halton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

94%met the expected standard

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

The graded inspection, 2 October 2019Ofsted'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

18 December 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
2 October 2019
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Halton median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

63 applications · 27 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.3; Halton median median 2.0
2025 2.1; Halton median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Halton median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Halton median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Halton median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Halton median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Halton median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Halton median median 1.6
2018 1.9; Halton median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Halton median median 1.7
2016 1.6; Halton median median 1.6
2015 1.7; Halton median median 1.7
2014 1.7; Halton median median 2.0

This school
Halton 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	27	63	2.3	24	0.89
Sep 2025	29	62	2.1	28	0.97
Sep 2024	23	49	2.1	19	0.83
Sep 2023	35	68	1.9	35	1.00
Sep 2022	31	62	2.0	24	0.77
Sep 2021	43	60	1.4	30	0.70
Sep 2020	33	56	1.7	24	0.73
Sep 2019	41	68	1.7	32	0.78
Sep 2018	35	68	1.9	24	0.69
Sep 2017	44	68	1.6	28	0.64
Sep 2016	45	74	1.6	41	0.91
Sep 2015	37	62	1.7	34	0.92
Sep 2014	43	71	1.7	42	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 97% · Maths 94% → all three 94% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard94%1st of 47 in Halton

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Halton 75% England 78%

Higher standard59%

Halton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard97%

Halton 73% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Halton 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Halton 75% England 77%

Higher standard59%

Halton 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Halton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	94%	12%	110	110
2023/24	87%	20%	109	108
2022/23	87%	13%	109	109

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

Moorfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Halton

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Fairfield Primary School
1.3 km · Halton

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Lunts Heath Primary School
1.4 km · Halton

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
1.5 km · Halton

Good2023

2.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
1.9 km · Halton

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
1.9 km · Halton

Improved significantly2025

62%met the SATs standard
Kingsway Primary Academy School
2.3 km · Halton

Good2023

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
2.4 km · Halton

2026

1.5applications per place 77%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: 111188 · 876/2415
Capacity: 315 pupils · 232 on roll
Free school meals: 12.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Way, Moorfield Road, Widnes, WA8 3HJ
Local authority: Halton

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