Moorside Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119273
- Address
- Bowerham Road, Newlands, LA1 4HT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 606 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 13%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.6%
- Persistent absence
- 8.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.5%
White British 77.4%
Other White 5.8%
Other 5.3%
Mixed 4.5%
Indian 2.3%
Chinese 1.8%
African 0.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.1
WritingAverage0.2
MathsWell above average3.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 62%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 16%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Moorside Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 61
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 67
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 84 39 45 |
| Year 1 | 82 41 41 |
| Year 2 | 86 50 36 |
| Year 3 | 89 48 41 |
| Year 4 | 90 48 42 |
| Year 5 | 84 39 45 |
| Year 6 | 91 41 50 |