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Moorside Community Primary Academy School

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

personMr RICHARD DAVIS

corporate_fareMOORSIDE COMMUNITY PRIMARY ACADEMY SCHOOL

location_onSkelmersdale, WN8 9EA

language Visit Website phone 1695722931

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

265

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Expected Standard

59%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Moorside Community Primary Academy School is a Academy converter primary school in Skelmersdale, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 63% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Moorside Community Primary Academy School is an academy converter in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of MOORSIDE COMMUNITY PRIMARY ACADEMY SCHOOL. The school has approximately 255 pupils on roll, of whom 54% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #222 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #8,051 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 59%

Reading66% LA 73%

Writing72% LA 69%

Maths79% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading77% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.1

Read

LA -0.2

-5.4 to -0.8

0.3

Write

LA 0.1

-1.8 to 2.5

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.2 to 1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.2

-3.2 to 1.5

3.0

Write

LA 0.1

0.8 to 5.1

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 65%

Reading68% LA 76%

Writing84% LA 78%

Maths72% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.1

-2.7 to 1.9

2.1

Write

LA 0.1

-0.1 to 4.3

-0.9

Maths

LA 0.0

-3 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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03 March 2020

Inspection Report

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04 April 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-03-03

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2011-12-01

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-06-30

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(2 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 255 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, 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)	255	6	2.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	250	6	2.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	262	5	1.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	254	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	245	5	2.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	266	6	2.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	265	5	1.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	266	2	0.8%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	275	2	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	264	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	260	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	268	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	268	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	256	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	271	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	271	2	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	263	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	279	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	270	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	263	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	284	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	274	1	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	263	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	281	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	266	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	248	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 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils