SCHOOL PROFILE

Moorside Primary School

Primary Community school URN 105910
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 690 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

26 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Needs attention
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

30 September 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 11 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Salford
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 609 609 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 278 45.6% of pupils
Male pupils 331 54.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.9%
4.1 pts above England
School 28.9%
Salford 32.2%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.5%
6.8 pts below England
School 13.5%
Salford 20.3%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Salford 0.6%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
75.5%
460
Any other Mixed background
7.2%
44
Any other White background
4.4%
27
Any other ethnic group
3.1%
19
African
2.1%
13
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.6% 77 of 609 pupils
8.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.6%
Salford 24.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.7% 59 pupils
England 14.8% 5.1 pts below
EHC plans 3.0% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 33
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Hearing impairment 6
Specific learning difficulty 6
Physical disability 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

47.0% 13.4 pts below England
School 47.0%
Salford 58.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Salford 72.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
Salford 68.4%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

64.0%

8.0 pts below England

School 64.0%
Salford 70.8%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.91%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.31 pts lower than England
School 5.91%
Salford 6.74%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.86%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.04 pts higher than England
School 16.86%
Salford 18.56%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.14%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.67 pts lower than England
School 1.14%
Salford 2.27%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

88.3% 0.1 pts above England
Moorside Primary School
88.3%
Salford
94.2%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information