Moorside Community Primary School
Primary schoolMoorside Community Primary School is a primary school in Calderdale, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 231 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 2 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 55% of pupils at Moorside Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Calderdale and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Dean Field Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2022. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- Trinity Academy HalifaxSecondary. Outstanding (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.4 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- The Whitley AP AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, March 20241.1 km
- The North Halifax Grammar SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 69.6 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Trinity Academy WhitehillPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Calderdale
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).