Moorland School
Nurturing Young Minds
Seeing our students as an extension of our own family is paramount in the levels of success and happiness we deliver. We actively encourage warmth and respect for all and ensure that we celebrate success at every opportunity. We strive to support cultural differences whilst maintaining a traditional approach to education.
We understand that every child is unique and this should be reflected in their learning journey. We prepare our students academically and socially in preparation for successful and fulfilling lives.
Education
Helping Children Reach Their Full Potential
As a non-selective independent school, we enrol children based upon their behaviour which allows us to ensure that all children learn in a happy environment.
Children are fully assessed when they join Moorland to help us identify any educational differences or special requirements for individual learning styles. We also aim to identify all areas of strength within students. This allows us to deliver teaching that allows each student to reach their academic potential.
What's News
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A little glimpse into our classrooms today… children across the school busy, focused and working hard. 💙
#SummerTerm #SchoolLife #LoveLearning
A little glimpse into our classrooms today… children across the school busy, focused and working hard. 💙
#SummerTerm #SchoolLife #LoveLearning
🌟 A huge well done to all of our children who sat their very first LAMDA exams today! 🌟
We are incredibly proud of each and every one of you for stepping out of your comfort zones, showing courage, confidence and giving it your all. ❤️
A huge thank you to @littlevoicesbdrv for the amazing work you do with our children. They absolutely love their weekly sessions and we can’t wait to celebrate their achievements when the results arrive! 🎭✨
#LAMDAExams #LittleVoices #LAMDA #BuildingConfidence #MoorlandSchool
🌟 A huge well done to all of our children who sat their very first LAMDA exams today! 🌟
We are incredibly proud of each and every one of you for stepping out of your comfort zones, showing courage, confidence and giving it your all. ❤️
A huge thank you to @littlevoicesbdrv for the amazing work you do with our children. They absolutely love their weekly sessions and we can’t wait to celebrate their achievements when the results arrive! 🎭✨
#LAMDAExams #LittleVoices #LAMDA #BuildingConfidence #MoorlandSchool
⚽️🌍 Moorland World Cup Bake Off Challenge! 🌍⚽️
Our mixed-age teams came together to read instructions, share ideas and work collaboratively to create their very own World Cup cakes! 🎂🏆
From following recipes and deciding flavours to decorating with creativity and teamwork, every child had an important role to play. It was wonderful to see our older pupils supporting younger children, problem-solving together and cheering each other on.
Learning, teamwork and a sprinkle of football fever… what a fantastic combination! ❤️⚽️🍰
#WorldCupBakeOff #Teamwork #MixedAgeLearning #LearningThroughFun #WorldCup2026
⚽️🌍 Moorland World Cup Bake Off Challenge! 🌍⚽️
Our mixed-age teams came together to read instructions, share ideas and work collaboratively to create their very own World Cup cakes! 🎂🏆
From following recipes and deciding flavours to decorating with creativity and teamwork, every child had an important role to play. It was wonderful to see our older pupils supporting younger children, problem-solving together and cheering each other on.
Learning, teamwork and a sprinkle of football fever… what a fantastic combination! ❤️⚽️🍰
#WorldCupBakeOff #Teamwork #MixedAgeLearning #LearningThroughFun #WorldCup2026
⚠️ The children arrived this morning to a shocking sight… the chairs had gone on strike! 🚫🪑 Wrapped in caution tape, they had had enough of children putting their feet on them and forgetting to tuck them in. ⚠️
To convince the chairs to return, the children had to write persuasive letters explaining why they deserved a second chance and promising to treat the chairs with respect.
The children worked incredibly hard, using persuasive language, strong arguments and thoughtful sentence structure.
Their letters were absolutely fantastic, and we’re pleased to report that the chairs have agreed to come back! 🪑✨
#bringinglearningtolife #creativewriting #keystageonewriting
⚠️ The children arrived this morning to a shocking sight… the chairs had gone on strike! 🚫🪑 Wrapped in caution tape, they had had enough of children putting their feet on them and forgetting to tuck them in. ⚠️
To convince the chairs to return, the children had to write persuasive letters explaining why they deserved a second chance and promising to treat the chairs with respect.
The children worked incredibly hard, using persuasive language, strong arguments and thoughtful sentence structure.
Their letters were absolutely fantastic, and we’re pleased to report that the chairs have agreed to come back! 🪑✨
#bringinglearningtolife #creativewriting #keystageonewriting
Crackling fire, toasted marshmallows and memories in the making. Forest School magic at its finest today. 🔥🌲✨
#forestschool #primaryeducation
Crackling fire, toasted marshmallows and memories in the making. Forest School magic at its finest today. 🔥🌲✨
#forestschool #primaryeducation
✨Who do you see? Looking closely at ourselves. Observing, noticing and creating. ✨
Our youngest artists have been creating self-portraits using mirrors, carefully observing shape, colour and proportion. 🎨🪞
✨Who do you see? Looking closely at ourselves. Observing, noticing and creating. ✨
Our youngest artists have been creating self-portraits using mirrors, carefully observing shape, colour and proportion. 🎨🪞
🐉✨ Bringing Dragons to Life ✨🐉
Last week in English, children explored how authors use expanded noun phrases to make descriptions more precise and vivid. 📚✍️
Using The Boy Who Grew Dragons, the children worked together to build exciting descriptions step by step:
🐲 a dragon
🔥 a fierce dragon
🌟 a fierce, fire-breathing dragon
💎 a fierce, fire-breathing dragon with shimmering, opal-coloured scales
We discussed how carefully chosen adjectives and prepositional phrases can help the reader picture a character clearly in their imagination. The children challenged themselves to “upgrade” weak vocabulary choices and explain why certain words were more effective than others. 💭
There was some fantastic vocabulary, thoughtful discussion and brilliant sentence construction throughout the lesson. We definitely brought our dragons to life today! 👏🐉
#PrimaryEnglish #ExpandedNounPhrases #TheBoyWhoGrewDragons #WritingLesson #vocabularymatters
🐉✨ Bringing Dragons to Life ✨🐉
Last week in English, children explored how authors use expanded noun phrases to make descriptions more precise and vivid. 📚✍️
Using The Boy Who Grew Dragons, the children worked together to build exciting descriptions step by step:
🐲 a dragon
🔥 a fierce dragon
🌟 a fierce, fire-breathing dragon
💎 a fierce, fire-breathing dragon with shimmering, opal-coloured scales
We discussed how carefully chosen adjectives and prepositional phrases can help the reader picture a character clearly in their imagination. The children challenged themselves to “upgrade” weak vocabulary choices and explain why certain words were more effective than others. 💭
There was some fantastic vocabulary, thoughtful discussion and brilliant sentence construction throughout the lesson. We definitely brought our dragons to life today! 👏🐉
#PrimaryEnglish #ExpandedNounPhrases #TheBoyWhoGrewDragons #WritingLesson #vocabularymatters
🌳🦍 Go Ape! 🦍🌳
A fantastic day of adventure, teamwork and confidence building!
Pupils enjoyed the Baboonzled team games, tackled three treetop courses, and flew down lots of zip wires. It was wonderful to see everyone encouraging each other, stepping outside their comfort zones and having so much fun. ☀️🌟
#schooltrip #goape #wittonpark
🌳🦍 Go Ape! 🦍🌳
A fantastic day of adventure, teamwork and confidence building!
Pupils enjoyed the Baboonzled team games, tackled three treetop courses, and flew down lots of zip wires. It was wonderful to see everyone encouraging each other, stepping outside their comfort zones and having so much fun. ☀️🌟
#schooltrip #goape #wittonpark
Admissions
Be Confident in Choosing Your Child's Education
We believe every child has the right to a high standard of education which is why we are academically non-selective. We select students based on their behaviour and personal attributes and combine this with a dedicated teaching and pastoral team. We strive to educate your child to the highest academic level, whilst ensuring they stay grounded.
We want you to feel confident in choosing Moorland to educate your child, which is why we operate an ‘open door’ policy with regard to parental visits. Our dedication to education is reflected in our students’ success.
