Moorhill Primary School, Cannock

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir and guitar.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care until 4:30pm.

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils at Moorhill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 34% in reading and 42% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Moorhill Primary School as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 35 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Moorhill Primary School are Redhill Primary School (0.1 miles, 83% reading, 80% maths); Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 81% reading, 78% maths); Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Good); and Poppyfield Primary Academy (0.9 miles, Good).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Moorhill Primary School.

Moorhill Primary School is one of 31 schools run by The Shaw Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

27 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Moorhill Primary School (as of September 2025): 56% would recommend the school, 82% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).

50% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (91%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 83 pupils (30.3%) received SEN support and 15 (5.5%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Hednesford Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Edward Street (opposite), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Moorhill Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 192 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Moorhill Primary School issued 20 suspensions, 7.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Moorhill Primary School are Staffordshire University Academy (0.6 miles), Cardinal Griffin Catholic College (0.7 miles), Cannock Chase High School (0.8 miles) and Kingsmead School (1.3 miles).