Community school · Lancashire

Moorside Primary School

5–11Ages
570Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119273URN

Bowerham Road, Newlands, Lancaster, LA1 4HT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.4 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

138 applications for 47 places · 103rd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2023

Inspection history

14 December 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
18 April 2018
Graded inspection: 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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

138 applications · 47 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire 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	47	138	2.9	44	0.94
Sep 2025	73	183	2.5	73	1.00
Sep 2024	61	166	2.7	55	0.90
Sep 2023	82	199	2.4	74	0.90
Sep 2022	84	190	2.3	74	0.88
Sep 2021	90	226	2.5	79	0.88
Sep 2020	90	242	2.7	94	1.04
Sep 2019	90	245	2.7	83	0.92
Sep 2018	74	197	2.7	73	0.99
Sep 2017	84	218	2.6	83	0.99
Sep 2016	74	203	2.7	64	0.86
Sep 2015	90	219	2.4	75	0.83
Sep 2014	84	212	2.5	60	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 77% · Maths 77% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%139th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard49%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	7%	108	107
2023/24	74%	16%	107	108
2022/23	62%	16%	106	107

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

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
0.1 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bowerham Primary & Nursery School
1.0 km · Lancashire

2026

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
1.7 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

2026

2.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

2026

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Castle View Primary Academy
2.4 km · Lancashire

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Willow Lane Community Primary School
2.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119273 · 888/2370
Capacity: 630 pupils · 570 on roll
Free school meals: 10.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bowerham Road, Newlands, Lancaster, LA1 4HT
Local authority: Lancashire · Lancaster

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