Mossgate Primary School
Kingsway, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 2EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Rob Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 130262
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524850736
About this school
Mossgate Primary School is a community primary school in Morecambe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mossgate 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 76% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 21% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 86% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 83% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 90% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Mossgate 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 | 71% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mossgate Primary School compares
Mossgate Primary School ranked 150th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.6% | 34% | 206 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 19.1% | 39.7% | 182 | 0.2 miles |
| Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 76% | 3.5% | 10.6% | 230 | 0.6 miles |
| Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School | 60% | 6% | 47.9% | 428 | 0.7 miles |
| West End Primary School | 52% | 4.7% | 50.8% | 197 | 1.0 miles |
| Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School | 41% | 6.8% | 43.5% | 321 | 1.1 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)
- 33.97%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 10.93%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
West End Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Morecambe
Other schools in Morecambe
Mossgate Primary School ranks 5th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Morecambe.
- Great Wood Primary School Primary
- Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Road Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School Primary
- Morecambe Bay Community Primary School Primary
- Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe Primary
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Mossgate Primary School teach?
- Mossgate Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Morecambe.
- Who is the headteacher of Mossgate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mossgate Primary School is Mr Rob Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mossgate Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mossgate 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 Mossgate Primary School?
- Mossgate Primary School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Mossgate Primary School full?
- Mossgate Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 206 on roll (98%), 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 Mossgate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mossgate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mossgate Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mossgate Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Mossgate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mossgate Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Mossgate Primary School ranked 150th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mossgate Primary School's absence rate?
- Mossgate Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mossgate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mossgate 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.