Moorside Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Lancaster, Lancashire
Moorside Primary School is a primary school in Lancaster, Lancashire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 December 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Bowerham Road, Newlands, Lancaster, LA1 4HT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 570 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 December 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Moorside Primary School.”
- “The school’s values underpin the positive way that pupils relate to one another.”
- “They pride themselves on making everyone feel welcome in their school.”
To improve
- “However, the support that a small number of pupils who find learning to read more difficult receive is not effective enough.”
- “This hinders how quickly these pupils become fluent readers.”
- “In a small number of subjects, the school is still refining its work to ensure that teachers are clear about what it wants pupils to learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 70% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 44 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 44 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 0.1 mi Outstanding
- Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi Good
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- Castle View Primary Academy 1.5 mi Not judged
- Willow Lane Community Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged