Community school · Wakefield

Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource

3–11Ages
216Pupils
PrimaryPhase
130863URN

Regent Street, Moorthorpe, Pontefract, WF9 2BL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.8 above Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

62 applications for 20 places · 9th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

Inspection history

8 February 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
11 December 2018
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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Wakefield median (2.3) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

62 applications · 20 places offered · 17 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.1; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.5; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 3.2; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 2.8; Wakefield median median 1.9

This school
Wakefield 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	20	62	3.1	17	0.85
Sep 2025	25	63	2.5	19	0.76
Sep 2024	25	79	3.2	22	0.88
Sep 2023	30	70	2.3	31	1.03
Sep 2022	29	60	2.1	29	1.00
Sep 2021	27	54	2.0	27	1.00
Sep 2020	30	56	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2019	34	64	1.9	32	0.94
Sep 2018	30	64	2.1	32	1.07
Sep 2017	29	45	1.6	25	0.86
Sep 2016	19	35	1.8	17	0.89
Sep 2015	24	55	2.3	20	0.83
Sep 2014	18	50	2.8	18	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 40% · Maths 58% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%94th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard40%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wakefield median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	35%	0%	101	99
2023/24	44%	0%	102	101
2022/23	44%	3%	102	99

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

Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion ResourceThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
0.1 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School
0.7 km · Wakefield

Good2022

1.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Ash Grove Primary Academy
1.0 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Ark Northfield Primary School
1.2 km · Wakefield

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
South Kirkby Academy
2.1 km · Wakefield

Good2023

32%met the SATs standard
South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School
2.2 km · Wakefield

2025

1.5applications per place
Upton Primary School
3.2 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Grove Lea Primary School
3.5 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications 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: 130863 · 384/2192
Capacity: 315 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals: 41.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1996
Address: Regent Street, Moorthorpe, Pontefract, WF9 2BL
Local authority: Wakefield

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