What did Ofsted judge Moorgate Primary Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Moorgate Primary Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Moorgate Primary Academy?

Moorgate Primary Academy has 310 pupils on roll.

What ages does Moorgate Primary Academy take?

Moorgate Primary Academy admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Moorgate Primary Academy located?

Moorgate Primary Academy is located in Tamworth, B79 7EL, Staffordshire.

How do I apply to Moorgate Primary Academy?

Moorgate Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Moorgate Primary Academy?

Distance did not decide places at Moorgate Primary Academy for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at Moorgate Primary Academy?

When Moorgate Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in State Care / previously looked after — Children in State Care and children who ceased to be in state care because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. This applies to children in these categories in England and also to children in these categories previously from outside of England; 2. Medical / exceptional circumstances with hardship — Children who satisfy both of the following tests: Test 1: the child is distinguished from the great majority of applicants either on their own medical grounds or by other exceptional circumstances. Medical grounds must be supported by a medical report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application). This report must clearly justify, for health reasons only, why it is better for the child's health to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. Exceptional circumstances must relate to the choice of school and the individual child, i.e. the circumstances of the child, not the economic or social circumstances of the parent/carer. It should be supported by a professional report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application), e.g. social worker. This report must clearly justify why it is better for the child to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. AND Test 2: the child would suffer hardship if they were unable to attend the preferred Academy. Hardship means severe suffering of any kind, not merely difficulty or inconvenience, which is likely to be experienced as a result of the child attending a different school. Applicants must provide detailed information about both the type and severity of any likely hardship at the time of application; 3. Elder sibling attending the preferred SUAT Academy — Children who have an elder sibling in attendance at the preferred SUAT Academy and who will still be attending the SUAT Academy at the proposed admission date; (For admission purposes, a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either: have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parent's marriage; are adopted or fostered by a common parent or are unrelated children who live at the same address, whose parents live as partners.), and 2 further criteria. 40 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: If there are a limited number of spaces available and we cannot distinguish between applicants using the criteria listed, such as in the case of children who live in the same block of flats, then the child or children who will be offered the available spaces will be randomly selected. This process will be independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at Moorgate Primary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 67.1% of pupils at Moorgate Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Moorgate Primary Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Moorgate Primary Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Moorgate Primary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in State Care / previously looked after — Children in State Care and children who ceased to be in state care because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. This applies to children in these categories in England and also to children in these categories previously from outside of England.
2Medical / exceptional circumstances with hardship — Children who satisfy both of the following tests: Test 1: the child is distinguished from the great majority of applicants either on their own medical grounds or by other exceptional circumstances. Medical grounds must be supported by a medical report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application). This report must clearly justify, for health reasons only, why it is better for the child's health to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. Exceptional circumstances must relate to the choice of school and the individual child, i.e. the circumstances of the child, not the economic or social circumstances of the parent/carer. It should be supported by a professional report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application), e.g. social worker. This report must clearly justify why it is better for the child to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. AND Test 2: the child would suffer hardship if they were unable to attend the preferred Academy. Hardship means severe suffering of any kind, not merely difficulty or inconvenience, which is likely to be experienced as a result of the child attending a different school. Applicants must provide detailed information about both the type and severity of any likely hardship at the time of application.
3Elder sibling attending the preferred SUAT Academy — Children who have an elder sibling in attendance at the preferred SUAT Academy and who will still be attending the SUAT Academy at the proposed admission date; (For admission purposes, a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either: have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parent's marriage; are adopted or fostered by a common parent or are unrelated children who live at the same address, whose parents live as partners.)
4Catchment area — Children living within the catchment area of the preferred SUAT Academy
5Distance — Other children arranged in order of priority according to how near their home addresses are to the main gate of the school. SUAT Academies that have purchased a SLA with the Local Authority use the Local Authority Geographical Information System (GIS) to calculate home to school distances in miles. The measurement is calculated using Ordnance Survey (OS) data from an applicant's home address to the main front gate of the Academy. The coordinates of an applicant's home address is determined and provided by the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) and OS Address Point data. Those Academies that have not purchased the SLA with the Local Authority use Google maps.

If two applications tie: If there are a limited number of spaces available and we cannot distinguish between applicants using the criteria listed, such as in the case of children who live in the same block of flats, then the child or children who will be offered the available spaces will be randomly selected. This process will be independently verified.

This is a trust-level policy covering multiple academies. Two sets of oversubscription criteria are published: one for non-VA academies (5 criteria) and one for formerly Voluntary Aided (VA) academies (8 criteria, including faith criteria). The criteria listed in the main JSON are for non-VA secondary schools. VA academy criteria differ from rank 4 onwards. Individual PANs are listed for each named academy (ranging from 10 to 150). The secondary school PAN listed is 150 for Staffordshire University Academy.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Moorgate Primary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Moorgate Primary Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Moorgate Primary Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Moorgate Primary Academy?: Moorgate Primary Academy has 310 pupils on roll.
What ages does Moorgate Primary Academy take?: Moorgate Primary Academy admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Moorgate Primary Academy located?: Moorgate Primary Academy is located in Tamworth, B79 7EL, Staffordshire.
How do I apply to Moorgate Primary Academy?: Moorgate Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Moorgate Primary Academy?: Distance did not decide places at Moorgate Primary Academy for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Moorgate Primary Academy?: When Moorgate Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in State Care / previously looked after — Children in State Care and children who ceased to be in state care because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. This applies to children in these categories in England and also to children in these categories previously from outside of England; 2. Medical / exceptional circumstances with hardship — Children who satisfy both of the following tests: Test 1: the child is distinguished from the great majority of applicants either on their own medical grounds or by other exceptional circumstances. Medical grounds must be supported by a medical report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application). This report must clearly justify, for health reasons only, why it is better for the child's health to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. Exceptional circumstances must relate to the choice of school and the individual child, i.e. the circumstances of the child, not the economic or social circumstances of the parent/carer. It should be supported by a professional report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application), e.g. social worker. This report must clearly justify why it is better for the child to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. AND Test 2: the child would suffer hardship if they were unable to attend the preferred Academy. Hardship means severe suffering of any kind, not merely difficulty or inconvenience, which is likely to be experienced as a result of the child attending a different school. Applicants must provide detailed information about both the type and severity of any likely hardship at the time of application; 3. Elder sibling attending the preferred SUAT Academy — Children who have an elder sibling in attendance at the preferred SUAT Academy and who will still be attending the SUAT Academy at the proposed admission date; (For admission purposes, a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either: have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parent's marriage; are adopted or fostered by a common parent or are unrelated children who live at the same address, whose parents live as partners.), and 2 further criteria. 40 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: If there are a limited number of spaces available and we cannot distinguish between applicants using the criteria listed, such as in the case of children who live in the same block of flats, then the child or children who will be offered the available spaces will be randomly selected. This process will be independently verified.
What is the largest ethnic background at Moorgate Primary Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 67.1% of pupils at Moorgate Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Moorgate Primary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in State Care / previously looked after — Children in State Care and children who ceased to be in state care because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. This applies to children in these categories in England and also to children in these categories previously from outside of England.
2Medical / exceptional circumstances with hardship — Children who satisfy both of the following tests: Test 1: the child is distinguished from the great majority of applicants either on their own medical grounds or by other exceptional circumstances. Medical grounds must be supported by a medical report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application). This report must clearly justify, for health reasons only, why it is better for the child's health to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. Exceptional circumstances must relate to the choice of school and the individual child, i.e. the circumstances of the child, not the economic or social circumstances of the parent/carer. It should be supported by a professional report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application), e.g. social worker. This report must clearly justify why it is better for the child to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. AND Test 2: the child would suffer hardship if they were unable to attend the preferred Academy. Hardship means severe suffering of any kind, not merely difficulty or inconvenience, which is likely to be experienced as a result of the child attending a different school. Applicants must provide detailed information about both the type and severity of any likely hardship at the time of application.
3Elder sibling attending the preferred SUAT Academy — Children who have an elder sibling in attendance at the preferred SUAT Academy and who will still be attending the SUAT Academy at the proposed admission date; (For admission purposes, a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either: have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parent's marriage; are adopted or fostered by a common parent or are unrelated children who live at the same address, whose parents live as partners.)
4Catchment area — Children living within the catchment area of the preferred SUAT Academy
5Distance — Other children arranged in order of priority according to how near their home addresses are to the main gate of the school. SUAT Academies that have purchased a SLA with the Local Authority use the Local Authority Geographical Information System (GIS) to calculate home to school distances in miles. The measurement is calculated using Ordnance Survey (OS) data from an applicant's home address to the main front gate of the Academy. The coordinates of an applicant's home address is determined and provided by the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) and OS Address Point data. Those Academies that have not purchased the SLA with the Local Authority use Google maps.

Moorgate Primary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Moorgate Primary Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Moorgate Primary Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Moorgate Primary Academy?: Moorgate Primary Academy has 310 pupils on roll.
What ages does Moorgate Primary Academy take?: Moorgate Primary Academy admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Moorgate Primary Academy located?: Moorgate Primary Academy is located in Tamworth, B79 7EL, Staffordshire.
How do I apply to Moorgate Primary Academy?: Moorgate Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Moorgate Primary Academy?: Distance did not decide places at Moorgate Primary Academy for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Moorgate Primary Academy?: When Moorgate Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in State Care / previously looked after — Children in State Care and children who ceased to be in state care because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. This applies to children in these categories in England and also to children in these categories previously from outside of England; 2. Medical / exceptional circumstances with hardship — Children who satisfy both of the following tests: Test 1: the child is distinguished from the great majority of applicants either on their own medical grounds or by other exceptional circumstances. Medical grounds must be supported by a medical report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application). This report must clearly justify, for health reasons only, why it is better for the child's health to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. Exceptional circumstances must relate to the choice of school and the individual child, i.e. the circumstances of the child, not the economic or social circumstances of the parent/carer. It should be supported by a professional report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application), e.g. social worker. This report must clearly justify why it is better for the child to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. AND Test 2: the child would suffer hardship if they were unable to attend the preferred Academy. Hardship means severe suffering of any kind, not merely difficulty or inconvenience, which is likely to be experienced as a result of the child attending a different school. Applicants must provide detailed information about both the type and severity of any likely hardship at the time of application; 3. Elder sibling attending the preferred SUAT Academy — Children who have an elder sibling in attendance at the preferred SUAT Academy and who will still be attending the SUAT Academy at the proposed admission date; (For admission purposes, a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either: have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parent's marriage; are adopted or fostered by a common parent or are unrelated children who live at the same address, whose parents live as partners.), and 2 further criteria. 40 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: If there are a limited number of spaces available and we cannot distinguish between applicants using the criteria listed, such as in the case of children who live in the same block of flats, then the child or children who will be offered the available spaces will be randomly selected. This process will be independently verified.
What is the largest ethnic background at Moorgate Primary Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 67.1% of pupils at Moorgate Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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