Moorside Primary School is a primary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/09/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Beaconsfield Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 5AW
Website: www.moorside.newcastle.sch.uk
Telephone: 01912720239
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Linda Hall
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108492

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/09/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 503
Number of Pupils: 469
Number of Boys: 234
Number of Girls: 235

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.1
Writing
Well Above Average: 4 Confidence interval 2.2 to 5.8
Maths
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:29%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashfield Nursery School
101 Elswick Road , Elswick NE4 6JR
4out of 4 943 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Brunel Terrace , NE4 7NL
3out of 4 1,582 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Bensham Grove Nursery School
Sidney Grove , Bensham NE8 2XD
4out of 4 3,235 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Moorside Primary School
Beaconsfield Street , NE4 5AW
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Westgate Hill Primary Academy
Beaconsfield Street , NE4 5JN
1out of 4 357 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Victoria Street , NE4 7JU
3out of 4 960 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Wingrove Primary School
Hadrian Road , Fenham NE4 9HN
3out of 4 989 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Hawthorn Primary School
Park Close , Westgate NE4 6SB
3out of 4 989 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Callerton Academy
Blandford Street , NE1 3BT
- not rated 1,313 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Fenham Hall Drive , Fenham NE4 9YH
4out of 4 1,747 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
North East Futures UTC
Stephenson Square , NE1 3AS
- not rated 1,852 yd University technical college Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's High School
Gretna Road , NE15 7PX
4out of 4 2,780 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
NCG
Rye Hill Campus , Scotswood Road NE4 7SA
- not rated 1,400 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Solutions Academy
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ
- not rated 1,715 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gateshead College
Baltic Campus , NE8 3BE
- not rated 2,900 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bahr Academy
72 Sceptre Street , NE4 6PR
- not rated 785 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Dame Allan's Junior School
Hunter's Road , Spital Tongues NE2 4NG
- not rated 905 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Dame Allan's Senior School
Fowberry Crescent , Fenham NE4 9YJ
- not rated 1,336 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
6 Kensington Terrace , NE1 7RU
- not rated 1,452 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ
3out of 4 1,670 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.