Moorside Community Primary Academy School
Back Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 9EA
256 pupils · 131% of 196 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- MOORSIDE COMMUNITY PRIMARY ACADEMY SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 51.2%
Ofsted
Good (2020) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 March 2020, published 18 May 2020. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.37 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 37 | 84 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 21 | 21 | 56 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 28 | 31 | 64 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 28 | 38 | 81 | 28 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 22 | 62 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 27 | 33 | 87 | 27 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 28 | 35 | 76 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 28 | 35 | 87 | 28 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Holland Moor Primary School 0.3 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School 0.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hillside Community Primary School 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Little Digmoor Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Delph Side Community Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.