Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Pontefract, Wakefield
Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource is a primary school in Pontefract, Wakefield for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 February 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Regent Street, Moorthorpe, Pontefract, WF9 2BL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 February 2024
Strengths
- “Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource is a friendly and welcoming school.”
- “The school has established high expectations focused on being ready, respectful and safe.”
- “Pupils behave with kindness and respect towards adults and each other.”
To improve
- “However, the school’s ambition for the curriculum has not been fully realised in all subjects.”
- “In some subjects, the way knowledge is explained and demonstrated is not as precise as it could be.”
- “subjects, some pupils are less secure in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2024 (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) | 35% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 17 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 Wakefield.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe 0.1 mi School remains Good
- South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School 0.4 mi Good
- Ash Grove Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good
- Northfield Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- South Kirkby Academy 1.3 mi Good
- South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Upton Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good
- Grove Lea Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged