The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton, Spalding
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Spalding. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 30 schools in Spalding with published results, and 7,614th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton in detail
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, cricket, athletics, cross-country and journalism.
The school runs after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 79% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton
For September 2026 entry, 30 families put The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 36 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton are Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School (1 mile, Good, 50% reading, 67% maths); Whaplode Church of England Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 64% reading, 68% maths); St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding (2.8 miles, Good, 39% reading, 57% maths); and Weston Hills CofE Primary School (3.1 miles, Good, 71% reading, 76% maths).
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Weston St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolWhaplode Church of England Primary SchoolSt Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, SpaldingWeston Hills CofE Primary School
What parents say
73 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 46% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (46%).
Who goes there
4.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Moons Green (opposite), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 5 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton issued 3 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from November 2015, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
John Harrox is an inclusive school where children feel happy, safe and supported. The school prioritises reading from the moment children start, with well-trained staff delivering phonics effectively and encouraging children to love books. Pupils benefit from enriching experiences including clubs, trips and residential visits that develop teamwork and leadership skills.
Key Strengths
- Strong emphasis on reading with well-trained phonics staff and access to a range of texts from early years onwards
- Well-considered curriculum in most subjects that helps pupils recall previous learning and develop sophisticated thinking
- Calm behaviour around school with positive pupil attitudes and strong peer support between older and younger pupils
- Good support systems for pupils with special educational needs enabling them to follow the same curriculum
- Rich enrichment opportunities including residential visits and leadership roles through school council
Areas for Improvement
- Some wider curriculum subjects (like history and science) are in early stages of development and pupils in mixed-age classes do not develop subject-specific skills as well as they could
- Early years staff do not consistently develop children's communication and vocabulary through meaningful interactions during free-choice activities and imaginative play
- Behaviour support strategies for a minority of pupils have not been carefully evaluated to show their impact
- Not all curriculum areas clearly set out the disciplinary knowledge pupils should learn, affecting teaching consistency
- Limited strategic oversight information provided to governors on some aspects of school work
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear systems in place to help pupils feel safe and confident that staff will address their concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
Gardening club, chess club, hockey club, sports-related clubs and activities, residential visits, school council, reading ambassadors programme
The John Harrox Primary School is an inclusive and welcoming school where pupils display positive attitudes towards learning and feel safe. The school has maintained its Good rating across all key areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.
At a Glance
21.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
73 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 82% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 82% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.8
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
25.5
KS2
10
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lincolnshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Wednesday 14 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Wednesday 19 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
2 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 Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
271 pupils
280 places
9 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Spalding
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Spalding
Across Lincolnshire council
Places available
8,940
Applications
6,453
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
42
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
19.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
268
Total Pupils
134
Boys
134
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
19.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,366
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,196
Per pupil
£1511k
Total funding
£73k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.4%
Overall absence
5.8%
Persistent absence
240
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton
What are SATs results like at The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton?
Of the pupils at The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.
What is The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton's Ofsted rating?
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton?
No fixed boundary. When The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton?
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton?
Classes at The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton average 26.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton?
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton has around 268 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton?
3.4% of sessions were missed at The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton in 2024/25. 5.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton?
Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton 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.
What are The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton's term dates?
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lincolnshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Wednesday 14 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Wednesday 19 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 2 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 Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton?
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton is at Broad Lane, Moulton, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 6PN.
Sources: Lincolnshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)