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Moor Nook Community Primary School

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

personMs Suzanne Clough

location_onPreston, PR2 6EE

language Visit Website phone 1772796009

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

195

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Expected Standard

26%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Moor Nook Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Preston, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Moor Nook Community Primary School is a community school in Preston, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 194 pupils on roll, of whom 64% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 26% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #435 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #13,976 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 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.4 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

26%

LA 59%

Reading45% LA 73%

Writing58% LA 69%

Maths32% LA 72%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading60% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing53% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths43% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading57% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths43% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.2

-4.5 to 0.7

-0.3

Write

LA 0.1

-2.9 to 2.2

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-6.0 to -1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading57% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.0

Read

LA -0.2

-6.2 to -1.8

-1.8

Write

LA 0.1

-3.9 to 0.2

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.6 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 65%

Reading67% LA 76%

Writing67% LA 78%

Maths61% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA 0.1

-5.6 to 0

-2.7

Write

LA 0.1

-5.4 to 0

-3.4

Maths

LA 0.0

-6 to -0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 December 2022

Inspection Report

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18 May 2021

Inspection Report

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10 February 2021

Inspection Report

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01 May 2019

Inspection Report

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19 December 2017

Inspection Report

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08 November 2016

Inspection Report

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28 June 2011

Inspection Report

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19 May 2010

Inspection Report

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28 September 2006

Inspection Report

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03 December 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2022-12-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-05-01

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-12-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-11-08

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2010-05-19

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Outstanding

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 194 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	194	2	1.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	190	7	3.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	210	3	1.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	199	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	216	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	220	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils