Mossgate Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Morecambe, Lancashire
Mossgate Primary School is a primary school in Morecambe, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 March 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Kingsway, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 2EE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 March 2024
Strengths
- “Everyone receives a warm welcome at Mossgate Primary School.”
- “Pupils thrive in the school’s calm and nurturing environment.”
- “They arrive each morning happy and eager to learn.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, the knowledge that pupils should learn is less clear.”
- “From time to time, some pupils struggle to recall what they have been taught in these subjects because teachers are not sure what knowledge should be emphasised and recapped.”
- “This hinders pupils’ ability to apply what they know when they learn something new.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 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: 43 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good
- Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- West End Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School 1.1 mi Good
- Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School 1.3 mi Requires improvement
- Morecambe Bay Community Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lancaster Road Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade