Moorside Primary SchoolQuernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Moorside Primary School and Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are primary schools in Lancaster.

  • Moorside Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Moorside Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Moorside Primary School was judged Good and Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 70.0% for Moorside Primary School and 69.0% for Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Moorside Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Moorside Primary School versus Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LancasterMoorside Primary SchoolLancasterQuernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking63rd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure193rd of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll592 95
Capacity630 105
LocationLancaster, LA1 4HT Lancaster, LA2 9EL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard70.0% Stronger figure69.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census592 95
Free school meals (ever 6)10.1% 12.6%
English as an additional language14.4% 2.1%
SEN support19.3% 16.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% 3.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence4.8% 3.4% Stronger figure15.8%

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 Primary School

Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Full profiles: Moorside Primary School · Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School