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Moorside Primary School

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

personMr Roger Shone

location_onLancaster, LA1 4HT

language Visit Website phone 152466516

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

622

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Moorside Primary School is a Community school primary school in Lancaster, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Moorside Primary School is a community school in Lancaster, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 592 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #179 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #6,845 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

70%

LA 59%

Reading85% LA 73%

Writing77% LA 69%

Maths77% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading82% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.2

0.7 to 3.4

0.2

Write

LA 0.1

-1.1 to 1.6

3.5

Maths

LA -0.3

2.2 to 4.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading88% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA -0.2

1.3 to 4.4

0.9

Write

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 2.4

2.1

Maths

LA -0.2

0.7 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 65%

Reading93% LA 76%

Writing93% LA 78%

Maths90% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA 0.1

0.8 to 3.8

1.8

Write

LA 0.1

0.3 to 3.3

1.2

Maths

LA 0.0

-0.2 to 2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 December 2023

Inspection Report

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18 April 2018

Inspection Report

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04 December 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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03 October 2008

Inspection Report

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21 September 2005

Inspection Report

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04 October 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-04-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-12-04

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 592 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	592	4	0.7%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	594	2	0.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	612	2	0.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	606	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	615	3	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	623	2	0.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	622	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	619	3	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	623	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	621	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	622	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	611	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	613	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	604	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	586	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	586	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	586	3	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	556	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	556	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	553	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	520	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	518	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	524	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	496	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	495	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	492	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 46 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 29 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils