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Moorside Primary School

Primary

Newcastle upon Tyne · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE4 5AW www.moorside.newcastle.sch.uk

Pupils
427
cap. 503
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
39%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
427
Pupils · 2024/25
72%
EAL · 2024/25
39%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
39%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
427
Pupils · 2024/25
72%
EAL · 2024/25
39%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Moorside Primary School · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
39%
-18pp
57%43%29%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
RWM higher standard
6%
+3pp
9%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
50%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
57%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
427
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
72%
FSM eligible
68%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
39%

Contact

Address
Beaconsfield Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 5AW
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
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
2024/2539%6%65%22%50%6%57%11%81%69%103.0101.0104.017%427
2023/2457%3%86%29%67%9%71%10%76%81%107.0103.0107.015%445
2022/2355%2%75%38%55%2%68%7%61%82%107.0103.0107.0+6.90-0.60+2.9014%447
2018/1929%2%38%3%72%3%59%9%83%60%99.0102.0104.0+1.10+4.00+2.4018%480
2017/1836%9%40%15%56%9%69%20%49%69%100.0105.0106.0+1.60+3.50+7.7020%486
2016/1737%4%39%5%72%21%72%9%67%67%97.0103.0105.0-0.90+7.00+4.7017%508

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
2024/2542720.717%72%68%11%39%
2023/2444520.715%72%62%10%32%
2022/2344718.714%76%62%12%47%
2021/2247619.814%79%59%10%40%
2020/2146928.016%80%49%
2018/1948020.118%61%45%5%16%
2017/1848617.820%63%42%6%21%
2016/1750810.417%67%35%7%23%

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