Moss Side Primary School
Paradise Lane, Leyland, PR26 7ST
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Wright
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 259
- Pupils on roll
- 248
- URN
- 119336
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772432048
About this school
Moss Side Primary School is a community primary school in Leyland. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 248 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 36 | 36 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 75% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 81% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 78% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 58% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Moss Side 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 259 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 246 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moss Side Primary School compares
Moss Side Primary School ranked 68th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4% | 29.7% | 248 | — |
| Leyland St James Church of England Primary School | 74% | 4.5% | 19.3% | 209 | 0.3 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 63% | 4.9% | 25.3% | 189 | 0.6 miles |
| Seven Stars Primary School | 28% | 7.7% | 50% | 232 | 0.7 miles |
| Northbrook Primary Academy | 66% | 5.3% | 41.1% | 185 | 1.1 miles |
| Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School | — | 4.2% | 32.1% | 145 | 1.2 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)
- 29.67%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 4.04%
- Persistent absence
- 6.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leyland St James Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leyland
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leyland
-
Seven Stars Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leyland
-
Northbrook Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Leyland
-
Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Leyland
Moss Side Primary School ranks 2nd of the 14 ranked primary schools in Leyland.
- Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School Primary
- Farington Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School Primary
- Lever House Primary School Primary
- Leyland Methodist Infant School Primary
- Leyland Methodist Junior School Primary
- Leyland St James Church of England Primary School Primary
- Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Northbrook Primary Academy Primary
- Seven Stars Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Moss Side Primary School teach?
- Moss Side Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leyland.
- Who is the headteacher of Moss Side Primary School?
- The headteacher of Moss Side Primary School is Mr Andrew Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Moss Side Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moss Side 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 big is Moss Side Primary School?
- Moss Side Primary School has 248 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Moss Side Primary School full?
- Moss Side Primary School has capacity for 259 pupils and 248 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Moss Side Primary School a faith school?
- No. Moss Side Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moss Side Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Moss Side Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Moss Side Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moss Side Primary School rank locally?
- Moss Side Primary School ranked 68th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moss Side Primary School's absence rate?
- Moss Side Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moss Side Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moss Side 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 30 June 2026.