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Moorside Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Linda Hall

corporate_fareWest End Schools Trust

location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 5AW

language Visit Website phone 1912720239

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2024

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Students

447

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Expected Standard

39%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Moorside Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Moorside Primary School is a foundation school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of West End Schools Trust. The school has approximately 427 pupils on roll, of whom 68% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 39% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #59 of 63 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #12,531 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 63%

Reading65% LA 75%

Writing50% LA 71%

Maths57% LA 74%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading86% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading75% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing55% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.9

Read

LA -0.1

5.0 to 8.8

-0.6

Write

LA 0.4

-2.4 to 1.3

2.9

Maths

LA -0.1

1.1 to 4.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading38% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths59% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 1.5

-0.8 to 3.1

4.0

Write

LA 1.5

2.2 to 5.8

2.4

Maths

LA 1.6

0.7 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 68%

Reading40% LA 77%

Writing56% LA 78%

Maths69% LA 78%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 1.5

-0.3 to 3.5

3.5

Write

LA 1.3

1.7 to 5.3

7.7

Maths

LA 1.6

5.9 to 9.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 February 2024

Inspection Report

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02 November 2021

Inspection Report

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14 September 2016

Inspection Report

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29 January 2014

Inspection Report

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05 May 2011

Inspection Report

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27 November 2007

Inspection Report

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15 March 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-02-28

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2021-11-02

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-09-14

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-29

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

4.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.3%(10 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 427 pupils. During this period, there were 21 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	427	21	4.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	427	13	3.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	441	6	1.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	445	8	1.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	434	7	1.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	441	10	2.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	447	7	1.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	433	5	1.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	468	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	476	2	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	472	3	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	461	7	1.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	469	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	451	5	1.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	473	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	473	4	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	463	12	2.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	488	9	1.8%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	480	17	3.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	472	8	1.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	476	2	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	486	9	1.9%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	466	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	502	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	508	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	484	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils