Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolMossgate Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Morecambe.

Summary of the comparison

Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Mossgate Primary School are primary schools in Morecambe.

  • Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Mossgate Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Mossgate Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Mossgate Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 76.0% for Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School and 70.0% for Mossgate Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Mossgate Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School versus Mossgate Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MorecambeHeysham St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolMorecambeMossgate Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking147th of 466 in Lancashire 130th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll236 209
Capacity245 210
LocationMorecambe, LA3 2RF Morecambe, LA3 2EE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard76.0% Stronger figure70.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 3.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census236 209
Free school meals (ever 6)10.6% 34.0%
English as an additional language2.5% 3.8%
SEN support6.4% 22.0%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure4.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.2% Stronger figure10.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Mossgate Primary School

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