Moorside Primary School
Beaconsfield Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 5AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- West End Schools Trust
- Headteacher
- Ms Linda Hall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 503
- Pupils on roll
- 395
- URN
- 108492
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912720239
About this school
Moorside Primary School is a foundation primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 395 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moorside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 58 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 57% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 86% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 71% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 81% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Moorside Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Newcastle upon Tyne average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 447 |
| 2023/24 | 445 |
| 2024/25 | 427 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moorside Primary School compares
Moorside Primary School ranked 65th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 10.5% | 68.3% | 395 | — |
| Westgate Hill Primary Academy | 54% | 5.4% | 44.1% | 726 | 0.2 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 69% | 5% | 50% | 217 | 0.5 miles |
| Wingrove Primary School | 59% | 5.6% | 46.6% | 466 | 0.6 miles |
| Hawthorn Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 68.9% | 208 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.5% | 56.2% | 226 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 68.29%
- English as an additional language
- 72.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.54%
- Persistent absence
- 38.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westgate Hill Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Wingrove Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Hawthorn Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne
-
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Moorside Primary School ranks 89th of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Moorside Primary School teach?
- Moorside Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Moorside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Moorside Primary School is Ms Linda Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moorside Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Moorside Primary School?
- Moorside Primary School has 395 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Moorside Primary School full?
- Moorside Primary School has capacity for 503 pupils and 395 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Moorside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Moorside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moorside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Moorside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Moorside Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Moorside Primary School is part of West End Schools Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Moorside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moorside Primary School compare with other schools in Newcastle upon Tyne?
- Moorside Primary School ranked 65th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moorside Primary School's absence rate?
- Moorside Primary School's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moorside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moorside Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.