Moorside Community Primary SchoolSt Malachy's Catholic Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Halifax.
Summary of the comparison
Moorside Community Primary School and St Malachy's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Halifax.
Moorside Community Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Malachy's Catholic Primary School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Moorside Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Moorside Community Primary School was judged Good and St Malachy's Catholic Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 55.0% for Moorside Community Primary School and 58.0% for St Malachy's Catholic Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Moorside Community Primary School (40.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Malachy's Catholic Primary School (20.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HalifaxMoorside Community Primary School | HalifaxSt Malachy's Catholic Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100Stronger figure | F33/100 | |
| Local ranking | 54th of 81 in Calderdale Stronger figure | 74th of 81 in Calderdale | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 231 | 172 | |
| Capacity | 236 | 210 | |
| Location | Halifax, HX2 8AP | Halifax, HX2 8JY | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 55.0% | 58.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 11.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 Stronger figure | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 229 | 162 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 52.9% | 62.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.2% | 12.3% | |
| SEN support | 23.6% | 16.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 8.3% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.4% Stronger figure | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.8% Stronger figure | 21.8% | 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.
Moorside Community Primary School
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School
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