Moorside Community Primary Academy School
Back Lane, Holland Moor, Skelmersdale, WN8 9EA
Headteacher: Mr RICHARD DAVISSchool website ↗Pupils: 255 (capacity: 196)Part of MOORSIDE COMMUNITY PRIMARY ACADEMY SCHOOL
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2020
59%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2020
100%
First-choice offer rate
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 3 March 2020Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
59.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 66%·Writing 72%·Maths 79%→All three 59%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
- How many places were offered?
- 21
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 21
- How many got their first choice?
- 21of 21 (100.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 56
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
52.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
7.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
119 girls, 136 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 61% (2015/16), currently 59%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 61.0% | 0.0% | -0.8 | +4.7 | -0.7 |
| 2016/17 | 48.0% | 12.0% | -1.6 | +4.1 | +0.6 |
| 2017/18 | 60.0% | 8.0% | -0.4 | +2.1 | -0.9 |
| 2018/19 | 58.0% | 12.0% | -0.8 | +3.0 | -0.7 |
| 2022/23 | 60.0% | 7.0% | -3.1 | +0.3 | -1.1 |
| 2023/24 | 57.0% | 13.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 59.0% | 7.0% | - | - | - |