Moorlands Primary School
Kesteven Way, Bitterne, Southampton, SO18 5RJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Moorlands Primary School is a primary school in Southampton for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 84 schools in Southampton. It ranks 70th of 78 primary schools in Southampton. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 10 December 2024, report published 28 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 10 December 2024
This is an inclusive school. Central to the school's mission is an 'endeavour to make the school a happy, lively and caring place', and this is exactly what inspectors found. The school is a place where pupils feel safe, knowing that the adults care about them. If pupils have worries or problems, they know someone will listen. As a result, pupils are happy here. Staff have high expectations for pupils' learning. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. Pupils achieve highly. Alongside a broad curriculum, there is an effective personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) programme. The school also provides a number of experiences to bring pupils' learning to life, including a range of clubs, trips, pupil leadership roles, outdoor learning and opportunities to develop citizenship. Consequently, pupils are prepared well for life in modern Britain. Pupils know and understand the school's core values of 'ready, respectful and safe'. Their positive behaviour shows that they strive to uphold these values. This begins in early years, where children quickly learn routines and settle well to school life. Pupils are respectful of both their peers and adults.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, pupils' understanding is not checked carefully enough. This means that some pupils develop misconceptions that go unaddressed or are reinforced. The school should ensure that pupils' understanding is checked accurately and used to inform what they need to learn next.
- Most pupils attend well, however, the number of persistently absent remains high. These pupils do not benefit from everything the school has to offer. The school should work to raise expectations for all pupils to attend regularly and improve its approach to evaluating the impact of actions taken to improve attendance.
- The school made necessary changes to its safeguarding policy and its recording processes during the inspection. Some minor improvements are now needed to ensure that all of the school's policies and procedures meet current statutory expectations consistently. The school and those responsible for governance must work to ensure that future updates are made in a timely fashion and the improved processes are maintained.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
55 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
393 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Moorlands Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townhill Infant School | 0.4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Not published |
| Harefield Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 59% met the expected standard |
| Townhill Junior School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 48% met the expected standard |
| Glenfield Infant School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | Not published |
| CHARLTON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED | 0.8 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Trust
- Reach Cooperative Trust
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr David Parkin FCCT
- Phone
- 02380464404
- Address
- Kesteven Way, Bitterne, Southampton, SO18 5RJ
- Local authority
- Southampton
- URN
- 116127
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.