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Moldgreen Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Helen Pearson

location_onHuddersfield, HD5 8AE

language Visit Website phone 1484226681

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

391

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Moldgreen Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Huddersfield, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Moldgreen Community Primary School is a community school in Huddersfield, Kirklees, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 349 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #58 of 98 primaries in Kirklees and #8,588 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 59%

Reading74% LA 73%

Writing70% LA 69%

Maths70% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading86% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading54% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -0.6

-6.1 to -2.5

-1.3

Write

LA -0.2

-3.0 to 0.4

-1.6

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.3 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading66% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.8

-3.8 to -0.4

0.8

Write

LA -0.7

-0.8 to 2.4

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.2 to -0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 61%

Reading91% LA 71%

Writing72% LA 74%

Maths67% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA -0.8

0.4 to 4

-2.3

Write

LA -1.1

-4 to -0.6

-2.6

Maths

LA -0.5

-4.2 to -1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 April 2022

Inspection Report

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21 March 2019

Inspection Report

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10 December 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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04 November 2009

Inspection Report

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01 November 2006

Inspection Report

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26 February 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-04-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-03-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-12-10

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-11-04

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.7%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 349 pupils. During this period, there were 9 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	349	9	2.6%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	346	16	4.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	342	7	2.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	342	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	339	5	1.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	398	8	2.0%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	391	8	2.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	378	6	1.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	388	5	1.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	379	7	1.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	363	8	2.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	381	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	373	2	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	367	14	3.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	378	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	378	5	1.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	379	13	3.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	372	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	377	4	1.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	375	3	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	379	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	382	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	379	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	384	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	378	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	371	2	0.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Moldgreen Community Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Kirklees

Netherthong Primary School

St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School

Warwick Road Primary School

Lepton CofE Primary Academy

Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School

Meltham Moor Primary School