Foundation school · Newcastle upon Tyne

Moorside Primary School

2–11Ages
395Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108492URN

Beaconsfield Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 5AW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Newcastle upon Tyne median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne

72 applications for 33 places · 27th of 66 in Newcastle upon Tyne

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Newcastle upon Tyne 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Newcastle upon Tyne median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

72 applications · 33 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 2.2; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
2025 2.2; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
2024 1.9; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
2023 2.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
2022 2.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
2021 1.5; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0
2020 2.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0
2016 2.5; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3
2015 3.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3
2014 3.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3

This school
Newcastle upon Tyne 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	33	72	2.2	29	0.88
Sep 2025	29	65	2.2	28	0.97
Sep 2024	48	91	1.9	42	0.88
Sep 2023	46	94	2.0	39	0.85
Sep 2022	44	87	2.0	42	0.95
Sep 2021	56	84	1.5	46	0.82
Sep 2020	55	109	2.0	44	0.80
Sep 2019	55	109	2.0	45	0.82
Sep 2018	59	122	2.1	51	0.86
Sep 2017	60	139	2.3	68	1.13
Sep 2016	59	145	2.5	56	0.95
Sep 2015	59	175	3.0	72	1.22
Sep 2014	60	179	3.0	59	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 50% · Maths 57% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%60th of 63 in Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Newcastle upon Tyne 80% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Newcastle upon Tyne 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Newcastle upon Tyne 74% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Newcastle upon Tyne 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Newcastle upon Tyne 78% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Newcastle upon Tyne 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Newcastle upon Tyne median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	39%	6%	103	101
2023/24	57%	3%	107	103
2022/23	55%	2%	107	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

Good2024

2.2applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Westgate Hill Primary Academy
0.3 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

2026

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Hawthorn Primary School
0.9 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Wingrove Primary School
0.9 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

2026

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

2026

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Canning Street Primary School
1.5 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Trinity Solutions Academy
1.6 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Not yet inspected

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108492 · 391/2999
Trust: West End Schools Trust
Capacity: 503 pupils · 395 on roll
Free school meals: 68.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Beaconsfield Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 5AW
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne

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