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EnglandNorth WestWest LancashireWN8 9EAMoorside Community Primary Academy School
Primary

Moorside Community Primary Academy School

Primary

West Lancashire · Skelmersdale · WN8 9EA www.moorside-academy.co.uk

Pupils
255
cap. 196
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
255
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
255
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Moorside Community Primary Academy School · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£7392 spend / pupil£7467 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
59%
+2pp
60%59%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
7%
-6pp
13%10%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
72%
SPAG expected standard
55%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
10%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104.17
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
255
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
54%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Back Lane, Holland Moor, Skelmersdale, WN8 9EA
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2559%7%66%17%72%14%79%10%72%55%104.0103.0100.012%255
2023/2457%13%77%23%77%23%83%23%80%70%103.0105.0102.011%254
2022/2360%7%70%10%77%20%83%20%77%50%103.0104.0100.0-3.10+0.30-1.1011%265
2018/1958%12%69%23%88%35%69%27%85%62%103.0104.0102.0-0.80+3.00-0.706%270
2017/1860%8%68%20%84%28%72%8%80%44%104.0103.099.0-0.40+2.10-0.9010%274
2016/1748%12%52%20%96%28%68%16%92%44%101.0103.0100.0-1.60+4.10+0.6010%266

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2525523.612%9%54%6%18%
2023/2425425.911%11%52%7%23%
2022/2326520.411%8%50%7%22%
2021/2226429.39%4%51%6%16%
2020/2126829.88%6%39%
2018/1927024.56%5%41%5%13%
2017/1827427.410%6%48%6%17%
2016/1726629.010%5%48%5%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.