Mossgate Primary School
About Mossgate Primary School
Mossgate Primary School in Lancaster has been rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent ungraded inspection in March 2024, which confirmed the school remains at this level. This marks a significant improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2015, when it was rated Requires Improvement. The school's leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness are all now judged Good. The most telling academic metric comes from the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results: 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure places Mossgate well above the Lancashire local authority average of 60% for the same measure, and it ranks the school 8th out of 46 primary schools in the Lancaster district — comfortably within the top 25% nationally. A further 21% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, suggesting the school stretches its more able children too.
Key Details
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
20 Mar 2024Latest monitoring visit (20 Mar 2024): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 25 Feb 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:55 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:30-08:55
After-school care
15:15-18:00
Source: mossgate.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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