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Moorside Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Market Street, Droylsden, Manchester M43 7DA · moorside-primary.net · 0161 370 3614
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Tameside 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 382
- 86% of 446 places
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
- First language not English
- 14.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 56 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Tameside it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106209)
Ofsted
Moorside Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
49% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 49%
- Replies
- 45
- 10% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 96% who raised concerns
based on the 60% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (44%) with SEND