Moorside Community Primary School

School Name: Moorside Community Primary School
Address: Keighley Road, Ovenden
Town/City: Halifax
County: West Yorkshire
Postcode: HX2 8AP
Telephone Number: 01422 365236
Website: http://www.moorside-primary.org.uk/

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Community school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2004

Headteacher: Mrs Heidi Higgs
Capacity: 236
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 231 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 98% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 65.4%

URN: 134659
DfE Number: 381/3332
UKPRN: 10071756
UPRN: 100052040012
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Calderdale (E08000033)
Constituency: Halifax (E14001262)
Electoral Ward: Ovenden (E05016492)

Easting & Northing: 407752E, 427634N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 44' 44.39" N 1° 53' 1.67" W
Plus Code: 9C5WP4W8+7F

DfE Record: View record

1. Dean Field Community Primary School (0.7km)
2. St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.7km)
3. Trinity Academy Halifax (1.0km)
4. The Whitley AP Academy (1.1km)
5. The North Halifax Grammar School (1.2km)
6. Trinity Academy Whitehill (1.3km)
7. Abbey Park Academy (1.4km)
8. Lee Mount Academy (1.5km)
9. Trinity Academy Akroydon (1.6km)
10. Ash Green Community Primary School (1.6km)

Predecessor schools†

• Moorside Infant and Nursery School
• Moorside Junior School