Moss Side Primary School

Moss Side Primary School is an inclusive, happy school where pupils behave well, show respect and contribute actively to school and community life. The school is ambitious for all pupils and offers a broad, engaging curriculum, with pupils achieving well and those with SEND supported effectively. Reading and phonics are particular strengths, attendance is high, and pupils are confident, enthusiastic learners. Personal development is exceptional, with an extensive range of experiences that broaden pupils' understanding of diversity and mental health. Staff feel well supported, and governors provide effective challenge and support. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The main area for improvement is the school's systems for checking pupils' learning in subjects other than English and mathematics. These are still developing, which makes it harder for the school to identify gaps consistently and means some pupils do not build a secure body of knowledge over time. This was the first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and the school's first since 2013 because of its previous outstanding judgement; under current arrangements, no overall effectiveness grade was awarded.

Strengths

• The school's values underpin an inclusive, happy and respectful culture.
• Pupils behave well, show respect and make a positive contribution to school and community life.
• The school is ambitious for all pupils and pupils achieve well across a broad curriculum.
• The curriculum is carefully sequenced and relevant to pupils and the local context.
• Staff have secure subject knowledge and provide clear explanations and modelling.
• The school identifies barriers to learning quickly and adapts provision effectively, including for pupils with SEND.
• Reading and phonics are taught well, with dedicated daily reading support and strong parental engagement.
• Attendance is high, and the school supports families and takes effective action to reduce absences.
• Personal development provision is exceptional, offering an extensive range of experiences and innovative work on diversity and mental health.
• Staff feel well supported in their wellbeing, workload and professional development.
• Governors provide effective challenge and support.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• In subjects other than English and mathematics, systems for checking pupils' learning are still developing.
• This limits the school's ability to identify gaps in pupils' knowledge consistently and accurately.
• As a result, some pupils do not develop a secure body of knowledge over time in these subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Moss Side Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.8% of pupils at Moss Side Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Moss Side Primary School had 25.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.7% of pupils at Moss Side Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Moss Side Primary School received £6,981 and spent £7,013 for each of its 248 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £136,000 (£550 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Moss Side Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Moss Side Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Moss Side Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Moss Side Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Moss Side Primary School have?

Moss Side Primary School has 248 pupils on roll.

What age range does Moss Side Primary School cover?

Moss Side Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Moss Side Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Moss Side Primary School?

Moss Side Primary School is at Paradise Lane, Moss Side Primary School, Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 7ST.