Community school · Lincolnshire

The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton

5–11Ages
268Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120418URN

Broad Lane, Moulton, Spalding, PE12 6PN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 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

1.6per place

0.5 below Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

56 applications for 36 places · 133rd of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted'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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 36 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Lincolnshire 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	36	56	1.6	30	0.83
Sep 2025	40	62	1.6	41	1.02
Sep 2024	34	52	1.5	34	1.00
Sep 2023	40	53	1.3	41	1.02
Sep 2022	34	56	1.7	34	1.00
Sep 2021	39	63	1.6	46	1.18
Sep 2020	22	42	1.9	20	0.91
Sep 2019	33	39	1.2	32	0.97
Sep 2018	38	47	1.2	34	0.89
Sep 2017	32	51	1.6	30	0.94
Sep 2016	40	59	1.5	41	1.02
Sep 2015	40	53	1.3	42	1.05
Sep 2014	35	55	1.6	33	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 78% · Maths 73% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%85th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	5%	104	103
2023/24	68%	5%	105	104
2022/23	58%	5%	104	102

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

The John Harrox Primary School, MoultonThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place
Whaplode Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding
4.6 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Weston Hills CofE Primary School
5.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
5.2 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Holbeach Primary Academy
5.5 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Spalding Parish Church of England Day School
5.6 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Moulton Chapel Primary School
5.9 km · Lincolnshire

2026

4.0applications per place 33%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: 120418 · 925/2097
Capacity: 280 pupils · 268 on roll
Free school meals: 21.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Broad Lane, Moulton, Spalding, PE12 6PN
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Holland

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