Moorside High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 10 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Salford
- Unique reference
- 144199
- Address
- 57 Deans Road, Swinton, M27 0AP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1140 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 14.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.5%
- Persistent absence
- 23.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.3%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Unclassified | 2.2% |
| Other | 2.8% |
| Other White | 4.6% |
| Mixed | 9.8% |
| White British | 74.6% |
| African | 2.1% |
| Chinese | 1.7% |
| Indian | 0.6% |
| Pakistani | 0.4% |
| Other Black | 0.4% |
| Irish | 0.3% |
| Caribbean | 0.3% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.2% |
| Other Asian | 0.2% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 14% |
| Local authority average | 34% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 46% |
| Local authority average | 40% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 41.8 |
| Local authority average | 42.9 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.49 |
| Local authority average | 3.77 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 19 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 49 |
Admissions
Moorside High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 257
- 2nd preference
- 155
- 3rd preference
- 95
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 192
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 115 95 |
| Year 8 | 236 122 114 |
| Year 9 | 234 127 107 |
| Year 10 | 259 136 123 |
| Year 11 | 201 113 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 78.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 58.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 2.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 17.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 9.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 5.4% 3.0% |