Community school · North Yorkshire

Moorside Primary School & Nursery

4–11Ages
169Pupils
PrimaryPhase
121427URN

Harrogate Road, Ripon, HG4 1SU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.8 below North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

47 applications for 28 places · 113th of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.8 below North Yorkshire median (2.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

47 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 1.9; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 2.1; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 2.2; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 1 of 7 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Dashed bars: as Moorside Infant School (URN 121426), the previous school.

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	28	47	1.7	27	0.96
Sep 2025	23	43	1.9	19	0.83
Sep 2024	20	42	2.1	20	1.00
Sep 2023	18	39	2.2	18	1.00
Sep 2022	16	27	1.7	16	1.00
Sep 2021	24	29	1.2	21	0.88
Sep 2020	16	20	1.3	16	1.00
Sep 2019 *	21	27	1.3	18	0.86
Sep 2018 *	23	33	1.4	23	1.00
Sep 2017 *	23	35	1.5	23	1.00
Sep 2016 *	35	54	1.5	31	0.89
Sep 2015 *	39	55	1.4	35	0.90
Sep 2014 *	41	64	1.6	40	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 70% · Maths 76% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%119th of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard39%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth6%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard36%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	3%	105	104
2023/24	68%	4%	105	105
2022/23	55%	0%	106	102

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 School & NurseryThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Greystone
0.5 km · North Yorkshire

2026

3.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · North Yorkshire

2026

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Sharow Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Bishop Monkton Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Markington Church of England Primary & Nursery School
5.7 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place
Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School
6.7 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 67%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: 121427 · 815/2367
Capacity: 210 pupils · 169 on roll
Free school meals: 24.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: Moorside Infant School (URN 121426)
Address: Harrogate Road, Ripon, HG4 1SU
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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