Community school · Salford

Moorside Primary School

3–11Ages
609Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105910URN

Holdsworth Street, Swinton, M27 0LN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.6 above Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

118 applications for 50 places · 13th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 26 February 2026Published 11 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

26 February 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
30 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Salford median (1.7) close to England median (2.2)

118 applications · 50 places offered · 46 named it first

2026 2.4; Salford median median 1.7
2025 1.7; Salford median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.8; Salford median median 1.7
2022 1.7; Salford median median 1.6
2021 1.9; Salford median median 1.5
2020 2.0; Salford median median 1.6
2019 1.8; Salford median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Salford median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Salford median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Salford median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Salford median median 2.0
2014 1.6; Salford median median 1.8

This school
Salford median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	50	118	2.4	46	0.92
Sep 2025	69	120	1.7	62	0.90
Sep 2024	82	142	1.7	71	0.87
Sep 2023	81	148	1.8	73	0.90
Sep 2022	68	114	1.7	63	0.93
Sep 2021	70	136	1.9	66	0.94
Sep 2020	89	174	2.0	79	0.89
Sep 2019	73	131	1.8	67	0.92
Sep 2018	71	141	2.0	66	0.93
Sep 2017	84	152	1.8	79	0.94
Sep 2016	84	142	1.7	69	0.82
Sep 2015	90	138	1.5	66	0.73
Sep 2014	90	142	1.6	52	0.58

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 63% · Maths 64% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%57th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Salford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	2%	103	101
2023/24	57%	2%	103	102
2022/23	56%	12%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Moorside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Charles' RC Primary School
0.6 km · Salford

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The Deans Primary School
0.7 km · Salford

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place
Broadoak Primary School
0.9 km · Salford

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School
1.3 km · Salford

Good2023

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Mossfield Primary School
1.4 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Monton Green Primary School
1.5 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Wardley CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 89%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105910 · 355/2070
Capacity: 690 pupils · 609 on roll
Free school meals: 28.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Holdsworth Street, Swinton, M27 0LN
Local authority: Salford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources