Moira Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Swadlincote, Leicestershire
Moira Primary School is a primary school in Swadlincote, Leicestershire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 January 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Blackfordby Lane, Moira, Swadlincote, DE12 6EX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 184 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025
Strengths
- “Moira Primary School is a warm, welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “Staff go to great lengths to care for pupils.”
- “They model kindness and respect.”
To improve
- “For a small number of pupils, the books they are given to read are too hard.”
- “This means they are not able to read these texts with sufficient fluency.”
- “Nevertheless, there are still a few occasions when the school behaviour policy is not consistently followed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 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) | 62% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ashby Hill Top Primary School 1.4 mi Outstanding
- Ashby Hastings Primary School 1.4 mi Good
- Albert Village Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained
- Donisthorpe Primary School 1.7 mi Improved significantly
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Ashby Willesley Primary School 1.8 mi Good
- Woodcote Primary School 2.0 mi Good