Moorside Community Primary School
Keighley Road, Ovenden, Halifax, HX2 8AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heidi Higgs
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 134659
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422365236
About this school
Moorside Community Primary School is a community primary school in Halifax. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 231 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moorside Community 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
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 37% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 57% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 60% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 43% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Moorside Community 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 | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 222 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moorside Community Primary School compares
Moorside Community Primary School ranked 59th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 7.4% | 52.9% | 231 | — |
| Dean Field Community Primary School | 77% | 7.1% | 55.8% | 220 | 0.4 miles |
| St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 58% | 8.1% | 62% | 172 | 0.4 miles |
| Trinity Academy Whitehill | 67% | 4.7% | 29% | 593 | 0.8 miles |
| Abbey Park Academy | 85% | 5.4% | 51.8% | 217 | 0.9 miles |
| Lee Mount Academy | 61% | 5.6% | 57% | 274 | 0.9 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)
- 52.94%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.38%
- Persistent absence
- 18.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dean Field Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Trinity Academy Whitehill0.8 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Abbey Park Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Lee Mount Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Halifax
Other schools in Halifax
Moorside Community Primary School ranks 33rd of the 41 ranked primary schools in Halifax.
- Abbey Park Academy Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Ash Green Community Primary School Primary
- Barkisland CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill School Primary
- Bowling Green Academy Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Copley Primary School Primary
- Dean Field Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Moorside Community Primary School teach?
- Moorside Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Moorside Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Moorside Community Primary School is Mrs Heidi Higgs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moorside Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorside Community 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 Community Primary School?
- Moorside Community Primary School has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Moorside Community Primary School full?
- Moorside Community Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 231 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 Moorside Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Moorside Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moorside Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Moorside Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Moorside Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 55% 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 Community Primary School compare with other schools in Calderdale?
- Moorside Community Primary School ranked 59th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% 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 Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Moorside Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moorside Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moorside Community 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 1 July 2026.