Academy sponsor led · Staffordshire

Moorgate Primary Academy

2–11Ages
310Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140995URN

Moorgate, Tamworth, B79 7EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.8 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

55 applications for 48 places · 234th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 November 2023Ofsted'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

14 November 2023
Graded inspection: Good
30 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

55 applications · 48 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.4; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Moorgate Community Primary School (URN 124136), the previous school.

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	48	55	1.2	35	0.73
Sep 2025	40	58	1.5	35	0.88
Sep 2024	30	54	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2023	45	73	1.6	44	0.98
Sep 2022	28	45	1.6	23	0.82
Sep 2021	37	62	1.7	35	0.95
Sep 2020	44	53	1.2	36	0.82
Sep 2019	41	58	1.4	38	0.93
Sep 2018	43	62	1.4	38	0.88
Sep 2017	35	53	1.5	33	0.94
Sep 2016	34	43	1.3	29	0.85
Sep 2015	30	41	1.4	26	0.87
Sep 2014 *	44	52	1.2	32	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 84% · Maths 73% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%154th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	18%	105	105
2023/24	55%	8%	103	103
2022/23	59%	0%	103	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

Moorgate Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form
0.6 km · Staffordshire

Not yet inspected
Flax Hill Junior Academy
1.1 km · Staffordshire

2026

66%met the SATs standard
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy
1.3 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.3applications per place
Ashcroft Infants' School
1.3 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.5applications per place
William MacGregor Primary School
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Not yet inspected
Dunstall Park Primary School
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Not yet inspected

2.0applications per place
Coton Green Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 58%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140995 · 860/2012
Trust: Staffordshire University Academies Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 310 on roll
Free school meals: 28.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2014
Replaced: Moorgate Community Primary School (URN 124136)
Address: Moorgate, Tamworth, B79 7EL
Local authority: Staffordshire · Tamworth

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