Moorside Primary SchoolScotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School

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

Summary of the comparison

Moorside Primary School and Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School are primary schools in Lancaster.

  • Moorside Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Moorside Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Moorside Primary School was judged Good and Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery 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 63.0% for Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery 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 fallen at Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School (73.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Moorside Primary School versus Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LancasterMoorside Primary SchoolLancasterScotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100Stronger figureB70/100
Local ranking63rd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure72nd of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll592 231
Capacity630 210
LocationLancaster, LA1 4HT Lancaster, LA1 4SE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard70.0% Stronger figure63.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census592 231
Free school meals (ever 6)10.1% 10.6%
English as an additional language14.4% 26.8%
SEN support19.3% 13.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% Stronger figure3.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.8% Stronger figure7.7% 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 Primary School

Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School

Full profiles: Moorside Primary School · Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School