Moorside Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 29 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Salford
Unique reference
105910
Address
Holdsworth Street, M27 0LN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
651 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
54.7%
Girls
45.3%
First language not English
14.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
28.4%
Persistent absence
16.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73.6%
Mixed 12%
Other White 4.5%
Other 2.8%
African 2.6%
Pakistani 1.4%
Chinese 0.9%
Indian 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-2.9
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsBelow average-2.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Moorside Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
69
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
62
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
62
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
54
33
21
Reception, Full-time
83
42
41
Year 1
87
57
30
Year 2
80
44
36
Year 3
79
42
37
Year 4
90
52
38
Year 5
90
44
46
Year 6
88
42
46
Year 2024-2025

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