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EnglandNorth WestLancasterLA1 4HTMoorside Primary School
Primary

Moorside Primary School

Primary

Lancaster · Lancaster · LA1 4HT www.moorside-pri.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
592
cap. 630
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
592
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
592
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/12/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Moorside Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
-4pp
89%76%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
7%
-9pp
28%18%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
49%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
592
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Bowerham Road, Newlands, Lancaster, LA1 4HT
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
2024/2570%7%85%49%77%8%77%39%87%85%108.0107.0108.021%592
2023/2474%16%78%45%84%21%87%46%81%79%107.0108.0108.020%606
2022/2362%16%82%42%71%18%83%44%84%81%106.0107.0107.0+2.10+0.20+3.5015%622
2018/1986%28%88%52%91%33%91%47%90%84%108.0109.0106.0+2.80+0.90+2.1010%556
2017/1889%21%93%43%93%34%90%30%93%89%109.0107.0107.0+2.30+1.80+1.2011%518
2016/1769%14%71%26%81%21%79%17%90%69%104.0104.0105.0-0.30-0.20-0.608%495

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
2024/2559222.221%14%10%3%5%
2023/2460620.120%13%10%4%8%
2022/2362222.515%14%10%4%8%
2021/2262121.311%13%10%5%9%
2020/2161324.213%13%11%
2018/1955623.510%14%9%3%5%
2017/1851822.911%12%9%4%6%
2016/1749520.58%12%10%4%6%

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