Moorside High School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address 57 Deans Road
Swinton
Manchester
M27 0AP
Phone 01618044022
Reference Number 144199

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1140
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.77%
Girls: 46.23%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 29.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 14.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 115 95 210
8 122 114 236
9 127 107 234
10 136 123 259
11 113 88 201

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 74.6%
Mixed, Other 6.1%
White, Other 4.6%
Unclassified 2.2%
African 2.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.7%
Chinese 1.7%
White & Asian 1.1%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Indian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
09 Mar 2022 School inspection
05 Apr 2018 Academy conversion letter
11 Jun 2014 Full inspection:
Previously as Moorside High School
11 Jun 2014 Full inspection:
11 Apr 2013 Full inspection:
11 Apr 2013 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
31 Jan 2011 Curriculum and development visit
31 Jan 2011 Curriculum and development visit
06 Oct 2008 Full inspection:
06 Oct 2008 Full inspection:
11 Jun 2007 Curriculum and development visit
11 Jun 2007 Curriculum and development visit
27 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
27 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
28 Feb 2006 Monitoring visit
28 Feb 2006 Monitoring visit
21 Nov 2005 Monitoring visit
21 Nov 2005 Monitoring visit
06 Jun 2005 Inspection
06 Jun 2005 Inspection
22 Mar 2004 Inspection
22 Mar 2004 Inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
41.8

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 45.5%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 53.5%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 155 4
Third Preference 95 2
From another Local Authority 3 1

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
Moorside Primary School
Holdsworth Street, Swinton, Greater Manchester, M27 0LN
0.13 miles
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Vicarage Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 0WA
0.33 miles
The Deans Primary School
Stanwell Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 5TD
0.33 miles
St Charles' RC Primary School
Emlyn Street, Moorside Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 9PD
0.35 miles
St Mary's RC Primary School
Milner Street, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4AS
0.66 miles
Broadoak Primary School
Fairmount Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 0EP
0.69 miles
Mossfield Primary School
Mossfield Road, Swinton, Mossfield Primary School, Manchester, M27 6EH
0.79 miles
Springwood Primary School
Barton Road, Swinton, Salford, Greater Manchester, M27 5LP
0.8 miles
Wardley CofE Primary School
Moss Bank Road, Wardley, Swinton, Manchester, M27 9XB
0.95 miles
Grosvenor Road Primary School
Parkgate Drive, Swinton, Manchester, M27 5LN
0.97 miles
Monton Green Primary School
Pine Grove, Eccles, Salford, M30 9JP
0.98 miles
St Augustine's CofE Primary School
380 Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8UX
1.06 miles
St Mark's RC Primary School
Queensway, Clifton, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8QE
1.14 miles
Clifton Primary School
Wroe Street, Clifton, Swinton, Manchester, M27 6PF
1.18 miles
Branwood Preparatory School
Stafford Road, Monton, Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, M30 9HN
1.32 miles
Light Oaks Junior School
Lancaster Road, Salford, Greater Manchester, M6 8LU
1.38 miles
Light Oaks Infant School
Lancaster Road, Lancaster Rd, Salford, Greater Manchester, M6 8LU
1.38 miles
St John's CofE Primary School
Daisy Bank Avenue, Swinton, Manchester, M27 5FU
1.4 miles
Clarendon Cottage Preparatory School
Ivy Bank House, Half Edge Lane, Eccles, Salford, M30 9BJ
1.45 miles
St Luke's RC Primary School
Swinton Park Road, Salford, Greater Manchester, M6 7WR
1.46 miles
Name Distance
Barton Moss Education Centre
Care of: Salford City Council, Swinton, M27 5AW
0.37 miles
Co-op Academy Swinton
Sefton Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M27 6JU
0.65 miles
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
37 Ash Drive, Wardley, Swinton, Manchester, M27 9QP
0.95 miles
Oakwood Academy
Chatsworth Road, Ellesmere Park, Eccles, Lancashire, M30 9DY
1.02 miles
Bridgewater School
Drywood Hall, Manchester, M28 2WQ
1.11 miles
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Chatsworth Road, Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, M30 9DY
1.11 miles
Ellesmere Park High School
Wentworth Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9BP
1.19 miles
Co-op Academy Walkden
Old Clough Lane, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 7JB
1.63 miles
New Park Academy
Off Green Lane, Patricroft, Eccles, Greater Manchester, M30 0RW
1.73 miles
All Hallows RC High School
150 Eccles Old Road, Salford, Greater Manchester, M6 8AA
1.77 miles
St Patrick's RC High School
56 New Lane, Eccles, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M30 7JJ
1.93 miles
Woodlands
Church Lane, Edenfield, Rossendale, Rossendale, Lancashire, BL0 0QL
1.97 miles
Salford City College
Dronfield Road, Salford, M6 7FR
2 miles
Buile Hill Academy
Eccles Old Road, Salford, M6 8RD
2.07 miles
Salford City Academy
Northfleet Road, Peel Green, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7PQ
2.47 miles
King of Kings
Derby Road, Salford, M6 5YD
2.5 miles
Acer Academy, Salford
Kintyre Avenue, Salford, M5 5DP
2.61 miles
Kearsley Academy
Springfield Road, Kearsley, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 8HY
2.67 miles
Edstart
EdStart Specialist Education, 5 Gerald Road, Salford, M6 6DW
2.74 miles
The Lowry Academy
Hilton Lane, Little Hulton, Worsley, Manchester, M28 0SY
2.78 miles
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