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Moorlands Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Academy
Moorfields Road, Bath BA2 2DQ · moorlands-school.org · 01225 421912
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Last distance offered
- 0.82 mi
- 1.32 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Last category · Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 177
- 98% of 180 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Free school meals
- 11.3%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Last category” went to a home 0.82 mi (1.32 km) from the school. Source: Bath and North East Somerset Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 59 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 61 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Last category | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.82 mi1.32 km | |
Ofsted
Moorlands Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Oct 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 67
- 37% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (16%) with SEND