Moorside Primary School & Nursery
Community school in Ripon, North Yorkshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 169 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 24.30% |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| Address | Harrogate Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1SU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.moorsideschools.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01765604208 |
| URN | 121427 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 27 September 2023, published 19 November 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Outwood Primary Academy Greystone (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Sharow Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Bishop Monkton Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 4.4 km)
- North Stainley Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 7.2 km)
- Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (primary school, about 7.7 km)
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