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Moorside High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
57 Deans Road, Swinton, Manchester M27 0AP · moorsidehigh.co.uk · 0161 804 4022
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Salford 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,129
- 79 over 1,050 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Salford
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.1%
- First language not English
- 15.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Consilium Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 233 families put the school first and 204 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 204 | 233 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 200 | 257 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 201 | 285 | 1.4▲ | 66% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 208 | 333 | 1.6▲ | 61% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 238 | 325 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.8, and 45.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Salford it was 42.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.49 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105977)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1 | — |
| Sixth form college | 16.7 | −4.2 |
| Further education | 67.2 | +5.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −4.3 |
| Employment | 3.9 | +1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.9 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | +0.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Moorside High School on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105977), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105977)
Apr 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105977)
What parents said
54% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 54%
- Replies
- 85
- 8% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (34%) with SEND