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
- 756 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.1%
- Girls
- 52.9%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
White British 93.1%
Mixed 2.9%
African 1.1%
Other White 0.9%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 69%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.2
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.03
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 12 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 8 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 8 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
Admissions
Moorside High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 158
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 97
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 260
Offers
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 97
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 161 75 86 |
| Year 8 | 159 72 87 |
| Year 9 | 154 76 78 |
| Year 10 | 142 73 69 |
| Year 11 | 140 60 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 83.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 40.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 38.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 35.0% 3.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 5.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 5.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |