Foundation school · Southampton

Moorlands Primary School

4–11Ages
393Pupils
PrimaryPhase
116127URN

Kesteven Way, Bitterne, Southampton, SO18 5RJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

108 applications for 53 places · 19th of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Southampton median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

108 applications · 53 places offered · 48 named it first

2026 2.0; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 2.5; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 2.9; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 2.2; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 2.4; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 2.5; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 2.9; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 2.8; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 2.5; Southampton median median 2.3
2014 3.1; Southampton median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Southampton median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Southampton 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	53	108	2.0	48	0.91
Sep 2025	58	116	2.0	61	1.05
Sep 2024	44	111	2.5	41	0.93
Sep 2023	41	120	2.9	38	0.93
Sep 2022	55	121	2.2	52	0.95
Sep 2021	60	134	2.2	56	0.93
Sep 2020	59	139	2.4	55	0.93
Sep 2019	55	137	2.5	43	0.78
Sep 2018	52	151	2.9	47	0.90
Sep 2017	60	140	2.3	45	0.75
Sep 2016	50	141	2.8	47	0.94
Sep 2015	55	139	2.5	55	1.00
Sep 2014	40	123	3.1	34	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 58% · Maths 47% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%40th of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard47%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southampton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	2%	102	98
2023/24	57%	8%	104	104
2022/23	59%	5%	103	104

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Townhill Infant School
0.6 km · Southampton

2026

1.9applications per place
Harefield Primary School
0.7 km · Southampton

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Townhill Junior School
0.7 km · Southampton

Good2022

48%met the SATs standard
Glenfield Infant School
1.1 km · Southampton

2026

2.1applications per place
Beechwood Junior School
1.2 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

66%met the SATs standard
Bitterne Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
1.7 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Thornhill Primary School
1.8 km · Southampton

2026

1.8applications per place 21%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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116127 · 852/2455
Trust: Reach Cooperative Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 393 on roll
Free school meals: 42.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Address: Kesteven Way, Bitterne, Southampton, SO18 5RJ
Local authority: Southampton

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