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%
White British 74.6%
Mixed 9.8%
Other White 4.6%
Other 2.8%
Unclassified 2.2%
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
School 14%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.8
Local authority average 42.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.48
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.08
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% |