Community school · Calderdale

Moorside Community Primary School

3–11Ages
231Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134659URN

Keighley Road, Ovenden, Halifax, HX2 8AP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

64 applications for 28 places · 12th of 52 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 February 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

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Calderdale median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

64 applications · 28 places offered · 35 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.3; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 3.0; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 1.5; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.5

This school
Calderdale 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	28	64	2.3	35	1.25
Sep 2025	24	51	2.1	32	1.33
Sep 2024	28	63	2.3	32	1.14
Sep 2023	30	61	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2022	28	65	2.3	30	1.07
Sep 2021	30	71	2.4	44	1.47
Sep 2020	28	85	3.0	44	1.57
Sep 2019	29	64	2.2	28	0.97
Sep 2018	23	39	1.7	23	1.00
Sep 2017	29	48	1.7	27	0.93
Sep 2016	25	37	1.5	24	0.96
Sep 2015	26	59	2.3	21	0.81
Sep 2014	47	74	1.6	31	0.66

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 69% · Maths 66% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%57th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	0%	104	102
2023/24	37%	7%	101	101
2022/23	40%	3%	103	100

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 Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Dean Field Community Primary School
0.7 km · Calderdale

Good2022

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Trinity Academy Whitehill
1.3 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Abbey Park Academy
1.4 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Lee Mount Academy
1.5 km · Calderdale

2026

1.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Trinity Academy Akroydon
1.6 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Ash Green Community Primary School
1.6 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2024

1.1applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School
1.9 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 52%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: 134659 · 381/3332
Capacity: 236 pupils · 231 on roll
Free school meals: 65.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2004
Address: Keighley Road, Ovenden, Halifax, HX2 8AP
Local authority: Calderdale

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