Moorland Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Moorland Primary School is in Splott, in the city of Cardiff. It provides education for 462 pupils aged from three to eleven years old, including 64 who attend the nursery class part-time.

There are 16 single age classes at the school. The school was last inspected in 2012. The headteacher took up her post in 2008.

Around a half of the pupils are of White British heritage. Around 40% of pupils speak English as an additional language. Between them, pupils speak 38 different languages in addition to English.

A very few pupils speak Welsh as their first language. The local authority cares for a very few pupils. The three year average for pupils eligible for free school meals is around 43%.

This figure has de...creased recently but remains well above the Welsh average of 19%. There is a notably high level of pupil mobility. The school has identified approximately 31% of pupils as having additional learning needs, which is well above the Welsh average.