Moorfield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Widnes, Halton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Halton Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Moorfield Primary School is a primary school in Widnes, Halton for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 December 2024. Halton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Moorfield 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 |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 94% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 ranked highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Halton that have results.
- For Reception in 2026, there were 24 first-choice applications for 27 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 12.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Halton is 32.7%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Halton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- School Way, Moorfield Road, Widnes, WA8 3HJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Halton
- Pupils on roll
- 232 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thoroughly enjoy attending this school.”
- “Relationships here are built on trust and respect.”
- “They are kind and well mannered.”
To improve
- “ The school’s curriculum does not always do enough to develop pupils’ skills in oracy and to develop their vocabulary.”
- “As a result, some pupils struggle to confidently explain what they know.”
- “This means they find it difficult to fully answer questions or explain their thinking as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 February 2025 (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) | 94% | 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, 27 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 Halton.
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fairfield Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lunts Heath Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic Infant School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic Junior School 1.2 mi Improved significantly
- Kingsway Primary Academy School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published