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
- 1160 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 12.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 76.3%
Mixed 9.8%
Other White 3.9%
Unclassified 2.3%
Other 2.2%
African 1.7%
Chinese 1.2%
Indian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.96
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.49
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.4
Local authority average 40.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.18
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 7 |
| Dance | GCSE | 5 |
Admissions
Moorside High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 201
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 285
- 2nd preference
- 179
- 3rd preference
- 110
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 242 121 121 |
| Year 8 | 239 128 111 |
| Year 9 | 265 141 124 |
| Year 10 | 207 115 92 |
| Year 11 | 207 119 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 80.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 59.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 2.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 17.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 6.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 8.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.4% 1.0% |