Moorfield Primary School is a primary school located in Widnes. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 04/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: School Way, Widnes, WA8 3HJ
Website: www.moorfieldprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01514243108
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Kathryn Heyes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111188

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 269
Number of Boys: 137
Number of Girls: 132

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.3 to -0.5
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.9
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School
Naylor Road , Warrington Road Childrens Centre WA8 0BS 		4out of 4 1,397 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue , WA8 7TH 		3out of 4 1,953 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Moorfield Primary School
School Way , Moorfield Road WA8 3HJ 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Edward Street , WA8 0BW 		3out of 4 1,189 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Fairfield Primary School
Peelhouse Lane , WA8 6TH 		3out of 4 1,468 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lunts Heath Primary School
Wedgewood Drive , WA8 9RJ 		4out of 4 1,561 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Pit Lane , WA8 9HS 		3out of 4 1,620 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road , WA8 7TD 		4out of 4 2,027 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Highfield Road , WA8 7DW 		3out of 4 2,486 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside College Halton
Kingsway , WA8 7QQ 		- not rated 2,823 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brookfields School
Moorfield Road , WA8 3JA 		4out of 4 744 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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