Community school · Lancashire

Moss Side Primary School

4–11Ages
248Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119336URN

Paradise Lane, Moss Side Primary School, Leyland, PR26 7ST · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.3 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

85 applications for 30 places · 123rd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

85 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.9; 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	30	85	2.8	30	1.00
Sep 2025	36	98	2.7	38	1.06
Sep 2024	32	95	3.0	32	1.00
Sep 2023	33	81	2.5	29	0.88
Sep 2022	34	97	2.9	33	0.97
Sep 2021	37	98	2.7	38	1.03
Sep 2020	37	126	3.4	58	1.57
Sep 2019	37	108	2.9	45	1.22
Sep 2018	37	84	2.3	30	0.81
Sep 2017	37	102	2.8	38	1.03
Sep 2016	37	110	3.0	49	1.32
Sep 2015	37	113	3.1	53	1.43
Sep 2014	37	107	2.9	42	1.14

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 78% · Maths 86% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%62nd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard32%

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	78%	3%	104	107
2023/24	75%	6%	106	105
2022/23	78%	8%	107	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

Moss Side Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Leyland St James Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Seven Stars Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

2026

2.4applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Northbrook Primary Academy
1.7 km · Lancashire

2026

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.0applications per place
Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Woodlea Junior School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023
Leyland Methodist Junior School
2.9 km · Lancashire

Good2021

46%met the SATs standard

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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119336 · 888/2814
Capacity: 259 pupils · 248 on roll
Free school meals: 31.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Paradise Lane, Moss Side Primary School, Leyland, PR26 7ST
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

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