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.
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💙 B is for BELONG.
Every child deserves to walk through their school doors knowing they matter.
Knowing there is someone who will notice when they’re quiet. Someone who will celebrate their smallest victories, encourage them when things feel difficult and believe in them when they don’t quite believe in themselves.
At Moorland Junior School, belonging is more than a word in our school values. It’s a feeling.
It’s the high fives in the corridor, the reassuring cuddles, the friendships that span year groups and the little moments that might seem insignificant, but mean everything to a child.
Our small classes mean that no child gets lost in the crowd. We know their personalities, their passions, their worries and their wonderful little quirks.
Because when you’re part of Moorland Junior School, you’re not just another pupil.
You’re known. You’re valued. You’re part of our family.
And every child deserves to feel that they belong. 💙.
#MoorlandJuniorSchool #Clitheroe #RibbleValley #SchoolBelonging #IndependentSchool SmallSchoolBigOpportunities
💙 B is for BELONG.
Every child deserves to walk through their school doors knowing they matter.
Knowing there is someone who will notice when they’re quiet. Someone who will celebrate their smallest victories, encourage them when things feel difficult and believe in them when they don’t quite believe in themselves.
At Moorland Junior School, belonging is more than a word in our school values. It’s a feeling.
It’s the high fives in the corridor, the reassuring cuddles, the friendships that span year groups and the little moments that might seem insignificant, but mean everything to a child.
Our small classes mean that no child gets lost in the crowd. We know their personalities, their passions, their worries and their wonderful little quirks.
Because when you’re part of Moorland Junior School, you’re not just another pupil.
You’re known. You’re valued. You’re part of our family.
And every child deserves to feel that they belong. 💙.
#MoorlandJuniorSchool #Clitheroe #RibbleValley #SchoolBelonging #IndependentSchool SmallSchoolBigOpportunities
A little Bonfire Night sweetness in Forest School! 🍎🔥
Our EYFS children have been making homemade toffee apples over the fire in preparation for Bonfire Night. They loved making them and enjoyed eating them just as much! 🍂
Our older children will have their turn during their Forest School session on Friday. We’re sure they’ll be just as excited! ✨
#forestschool #handsonlearning #forestschoolfire #toffeeapple #eyfslearning
A little Bonfire Night sweetness in Forest School! 🍎🔥
Our EYFS children have been making homemade toffee apples over the fire in preparation for Bonfire Night. They loved making them and enjoyed eating them just as much! 🍂
Our older children will have their turn during their Forest School session on Friday. We’re sure they’ll be just as excited! ✨
#forestschool #handsonlearning #forestschoolfire #toffeeapple #eyfslearning
A delicious twist on bread week! 🕷️🍞
As part of our enrichment programme, our young cooks are enjoying a 12-week cookery course at @flavourswhalley, visiting each week to learn new skills and make something different.
From healthy protein balls to scrumptious school cake, they’ve loved discovering what they can create while growing in confidence in the kitchen. This week, they tried their hand at bread making,with a Halloween twist, shaping their dough into spiders! 👩🍳🎃
A huge thank you to the team @flavourswhalley Flavours for helping our children develop practical skills they can enjoy for years to come. 💙
#MoorlandJuniorSchool #FlavoursWhalley #MoorlandEnrichment #LittleChefs #LearningForLife
A delicious twist on bread week! 🕷️🍞
As part of our enrichment programme, our young cooks are enjoying a 12-week cookery course at @flavourswhalley, visiting each week to learn new skills and make something different.
From healthy protein balls to scrumptious school cake, they’ve loved discovering what they can create while growing in confidence in the kitchen. This week, they tried their hand at bread making,with a Halloween twist, shaping their dough into spiders! 👩🍳🎃
A huge thank you to the team @flavourswhalley Flavours for helping our children develop practical skills they can enjoy for years to come. 💙
#MoorlandJuniorSchool #FlavoursWhalley #MoorlandEnrichment #LittleChefs #LearningForLife
What a Monday back our Year 1 children had! 🐉👑☀️
Every English unit at Moorland Junior School begins with a WOW lesson to spark curiosity, bring the learning to life and get our children excited about their learning.
This half term, Year 1 are stepping into a world of princesses and dragons as they develop their storytelling, exploring punctuation, adjectives, conjunctions and different ways to begin their sentences. ✏️📖
Their WOW lesson became a whole day of excitement, with the children dressing up as the dragon and our very own Miss Sunshine taking on the role of the princess! ☀️👸🐉
A little imagination, lots of laughter and a wonderful start to a new chapter of learning. We can’t wait to see the stories they create! 💙
#englishteaching #Year1 #BringingLearningToLife #LoveOfLearning #Clitheroe
What a Monday back our Year 1 children had! 🐉👑☀️
Every English unit at Moorland Junior School begins with a WOW lesson to spark curiosity, bring the learning to life and get our children excited about their learning.
This half term, Year 1 are stepping into a world of princesses and dragons as they develop their storytelling, exploring punctuation, adjectives, conjunctions and different ways to begin their sentences. ✏️📖
Their WOW lesson became a whole day of excitement, with the children dressing up as the dragon and our very own Miss Sunshine taking on the role of the princess! ☀️👸🐉
A little imagination, lots of laughter and a wonderful start to a new chapter of learning. We can’t wait to see the stories they create! 💙
#englishteaching #Year1 #BringingLearningToLife #LoveOfLearning #Clitheroe
A little Christmas magic is coming to Moorland! 🎄✨
Our wonderful PTA has been busy organising our Christmas Fayre, and we’d love you to join us on 14th November for festive fun with family and friends. ❤️
🎅 Meet Santa
🎨 Enjoy Christmas crafts
🎁 Browse stalls from local vendors
✨ Soak up the Christmas spirit!
Bring your friends, bring your family and help us get the festive season off to a lovely start. A huge thank you to our PTA for bringing everyone together-we can’t wait to welcome you! 💙
📍 Moorland Junior School, Clitheroe
📅 14th November
#MoorlandJuniorSchool #ChristmasFayre #MoorlandPTA #Clitheroe #ShopLocal
A little Christmas magic is coming to Moorland! 🎄✨
Our wonderful PTA has been busy organising our Christmas Fayre, and we’d love you to join us on 14th November for festive fun with family and friends. ❤️
🎅 Meet Santa
🎨 Enjoy Christmas crafts
🎁 Browse stalls from local vendors
✨ Soak up the Christmas spirit!
Bring your friends, bring your family and help us get the festive season off to a lovely start. A huge thank you to our PTA for bringing everyone together-we can’t wait to welcome you! 💙
📍 Moorland Junior School, Clitheroe
📅 14th November
#MoorlandJuniorSchool #ChristmasFayre #MoorlandPTA #Clitheroe #ShopLocal
We might be enjoying half term, but what a busy October we’ve had! 🍂💙 Here’s a little look back at our month…
Challenging lessons, school trips, visitors bringing learning to life and plenty of moments to make us smile-October has certainly kept us busy!
From working through something tricky in the classroom to trying something new beyond it, our children have given us so much to celebrate. Their curiosity, determination and enthusiasm have made this a month to be proud of. 🌟
#MoorlandJuniorSchool #OctoberRecap #SchoolLife #Clitheroe #SmallSchoolBigOpportunities
We might be enjoying half term, but what a busy October we’ve had! 🍂💙 Here’s a little look back at our month…
Challenging lessons, school trips, visitors bringing learning to life and plenty of moments to make us smile-October has certainly kept us busy!
From working through something tricky in the classroom to trying something new beyond it, our children have given us so much to celebrate. Their curiosity, determination and enthusiasm have made this a month to be proud of. 🌟
#MoorlandJuniorSchool #OctoberRecap #SchoolLife #Clitheroe #SmallSchoolBigOpportunities
🐧 Year 1 Penguin Learning! 🐧
Year 1 have worked incredibly hard last half term on their penguin topic! They kicked off their unit with a fantastic trip to the zoo, where the children learnt lots of amazing facts about penguins. 🐧❄️
Back in the classroom, they have been busy exploring what penguins have, what they can do and where they live. They made sure they gathered lots of facts and information to help them prepare for creating their very own informational posters.
The children did a fantastic job turning their facts into full sentences, using connective links ‘and’ and ‘because’ to add more detail to their writing. ✏️
🎬 Here is our Year 1 Penguin Movie, where the children proudly show off all the amazing facts they have learnt!
We are so proud of their hard work! 🌟🐧
#penguin #yearonelearning #nonfiction #learning
🐧 Year 1 Penguin Learning! 🐧
Year 1 have worked incredibly hard last half term on their penguin topic! They kicked off their unit with a fantastic trip to the zoo, where the children learnt lots of amazing facts about penguins. 🐧❄️
Back in the classroom, they have been busy exploring what penguins have, what they can do and where they live. They made sure they gathered lots of facts and information to help them prepare for creating their very own informational posters.
The children did a fantastic job turning their facts into full sentences, using connective links ‘and’ and ‘because’ to add more detail to their writing. ✏️
🎬 Here is our Year 1 Penguin Movie, where the children proudly show off all the amazing facts they have learnt!
We are so proud of their hard work! 🌟🐧
#penguin #yearonelearning #nonfiction #learning
One whole school. One pumpkin patch. So many happy memories. 🎃💙
We rounded off our first half term with a whole-school pumpkin-picking adventure @ribblevalleypumpkins and what a lovely way to finish!
A chance to get outside, enjoy being together and search for that all-important perfect pumpkin. Big ones, little ones, wonderfully wonky ones… choosing was all part of the fun! 🍂
After a half term of hard work, friendships and so much learning, it was lovely to share one more adventure before the holidays.
Happy half term from our Moorland family to yours! 💙
#MoorlandJuniorSchool #PumpkinPicking #Clitheroe #SchoolLife #MoorlandFamily
One whole school. One pumpkin patch. So many happy memories. 🎃💙
We rounded off our first half term with a whole-school pumpkin-picking adventure @ribblevalleypumpkins and what a lovely way to finish!
A chance to get outside, enjoy being together and search for that all-important perfect pumpkin. Big ones, little ones, wonderfully wonky ones… choosing was all part of the fun! 🍂
After a half term of hard work, friendships and so much learning, it was lovely to share one more adventure before the holidays.
Happy half term from our Moorland family to yours! 💙
#MoorlandJuniorSchool #PumpkinPicking #Clitheroe #SchoolLife #MoorlandFamily
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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.
