Moor Green Primary Academy, Birmingham
Moor Green Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Birmingham, part of Reach2 Academy Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 136th-highest of the 275 schools in Birmingham with published results, and 7,071st of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Birmingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Moor Green Primary Academy in detail
Moor Green Primary Academy in its own words
In its own words: "As Headteacher of Moor Green Primary Academy, I feel incredibly privileged to be part of a school that is deeply committed to providing the very best education and pastoral care for every child and family it serves. Moor Green is a warm, welcoming and inclusive school, where dedicated staff and wonderful children work together to create a vibrant learning community."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir, cooking, art, homework club and forest school.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £4.25 per session.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Moor Green Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 87% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Moor Green Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 82 families put Moor Green Primary Academy as their first choice and 201 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 22 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Moor Green Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Moor Green Primary Academy are St Edward's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 64% reading, 81% maths); Raddlebarn Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 82% reading, 78% maths); Colmore Junior School (0.8 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); and Colmore Infant and Nursery School (0.8 miles, Outstanding).
Moor Green Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolRaddlebarn Primary SchoolColmore Junior SchoolColmore Infant and Nursery School
The trust
Moor Green Primary Academy is one of 65 schools run by Reach2 Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
31.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (32%), Asian (31%) and Mixed (19%).
In 2026, 53 pupils (11.8%) received SEN support and 2 (0.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pineapple Road Rail Station, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ashbrook Road (opposite), 100 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Moor Green Primary Academy issued 4 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Moor Green Primary Academy are Selly Park Girls' School (0.4 miles), King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys (0.6 miles), King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (0.6 miles) and Queensbridge School (0.7 miles).
Selly Park Girls' SchoolKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsQueensbridge School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from January 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Outstanding.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils relish coming to this happy, vibrant school and taking part in the exciting lessons that teachers provide. They feel safe and enjoy positive relationships in this warm, caring school family.
The moment you step over the threshold at Moor Green you know this is a place that is all about learning. This is a school with enormous ambition and high expectations. Pupils achieve very well across the broad curriculum on offer. They become wonderful writers, masterful mathematicians and accomplished artists. Throughout the curriculum, pupils are motivated to achieve because teachers make learning matter. They ensure lessons are engaging, meaningful and accessible to all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The ambition behind the curriculum is extremely high. The school has carefully thought about what content is most important and how and when to teach it. Put simply, teachers teach the right things, at the right times, in the right ways.
In art and design, for example, pupils learn the techniques and skills they will need through the careful study of artists from around the world. Meaningful lessons give them the knowledge and skills they need to become skilful artists.
From Ofsted's June 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its January 2019 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
27.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 87% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 87% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 88% to 80% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.4
Avg class size
30.2
Infant (KS1)
29.9
KS2
15
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Moor Green Primary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Moor Green Primary Academy.
- Clubscomplete At Moor Green Primary AcademyAt the school · Not yet graded
- Little Folks Day Nursery & Out Of School Clubs640m away · Ofsted: Good
Term dates
Moor Green Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Birmingham's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Moor Green Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Moor Green Primary Academy is in Birmingham; for families living there:
- How to apply: Travel passes for 5 to 16 year olds
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 26
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 26 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 22 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Moor Green Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
420 pupils
420 places
No spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham
Across Birmingham council
Places available
15,375
Applications
12,117
Got 1st preference
92.1%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Birmingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(9)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Outstanding.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
53
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
12.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
450
Total Pupils
231
Boys
219
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
24
Teachers
18.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,037
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,900
Per pupil
£2780k
Total funding
£201k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
10.8%
Persistent absence
371
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Moor Green Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Moor Green Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Moor Green Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Moor Green Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Moor Green Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2019, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Moor Green Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Moor Green Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Birmingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Moor Green Primary Academy?
Moor Green Primary Academy was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Moor Green Primary Academy?
Classes at Moor Green Primary Academy average 29.4 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Moor Green Primary Academy?
Moor Green Primary Academy has around 450 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Moor Green Primary Academy?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Moor Green Primary Academy in 2024/25. 10.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Moor Green Primary Academy?
Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Moor Green Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Moor Green Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Clubscomplete At Moor Green Primary Academy (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Moor Green Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 26 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 22 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Moor Green Primary Academy?
Moor Green Primary Academy is at Moor Green Lane, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8QP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)