Mossgate Primary School

Mossgate Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils benefit from a welcoming and nurturing atmosphere that allows them to thrive. They are well-mannered and engaged in their learning, achieving notably well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The curriculum is designed effectively to promote success, with opportunities for outdoor learning and enrichment activities that broaden pupils' experiences. However, there are some concerns regarding the clarity of knowledge in a few subjects, which can sometimes hinder pupils' ability to recall and apply what they have learned. While most pupils are doing well academically, this aspect requires attention to further strengthen their overall learning experience. This is the first routine inspection since the pandemic, but the school has adapted to maintain high educational standards.

Strengths

• Pupils thrive in a calm and nurturing environment.
• High expectations for academic achievement are upheld.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND ensures they achieve well.
• A well-resourced library fosters a love of reading.
• Effective training for staff helps deliver the curriculum well.
• Pupils enjoy extracurricular activities and outdoor learning opportunities.
• Strong community involvement through charity events and pupil parliament.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, key knowledge for recall and application is less clear.

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 Mossgate Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.9% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Mossgate Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Mossgate Primary School had 18.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 19.9% of pupils at Mossgate Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% 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 Mossgate Primary School received £7,833 and spent £8,022 for each of its 206 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £105,000 (£510 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 Mossgate Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mossgate Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Mossgate Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Mossgate Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Mossgate Primary School have?

Mossgate Primary School has 206 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mossgate Primary School cover?

Mossgate Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mossgate Primary School?

Mossgate Primary School is at Kingsway, Heysham, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 2EE.