Moorlands Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 5–11 · West Bromwich, Sandwell
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Sandwell Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Moorlands Primary School is a primary school in West Bromwich, Sandwell for ages 5–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 June 2022. Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Moorlands Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Good (28 June 2022), in line with 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Sandwell, while the other 2 have no current grade.
- Reception 2026 drew 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer and the 19th highest of 86 Sandwell primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 55% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Sandwell.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sandwell schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Winchester Road, West Bromwich, B71 2NZ
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 June 2022
Strengths
- “The school is friendly, welcoming and inclusive.”
- “Staff greet pupils warmly each day and help them settle quickly into learning.”
- “Pupils feel safe and trust adults to listen and act when they have concerns.”
To improve
- “Attendance is improving, although some pupils continue to miss too much learning.”
- “Published outcomes are slightly below national figures in some areas.”
- “However, staff do not always address misunderstandings quickly enough, which can limit learning in some lessons.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 55% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hateley Heath Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Hall Green Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tameside Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Mesty Croft Primary 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Priory Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published