Moorside High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 21 2024 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
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 148508
- Address
- Cellarhead Road, Werrington, ST9 0HP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 765 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.7%
White British 92.4%
Mixed 2.9%
Other White 1%
African 1%
Other 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 72%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.3
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.22
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 12 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 144 |
Admissions
Moorside High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 156
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 216
Offers
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 86
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 163 85 78 |
| Year 8 | 157 71 86 |
| Year 9 | 156 70 86 |
| Year 10 | 147 71 76 |
| Year 11 | 142 73 69 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 46.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 33.0% 3.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.5% 3.0% |