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University technical college · sixth form · 464 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.6
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Moorside High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,129of 1,050 places
- Free school meals
- 29.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 198
- Ofsted
- Report card, 6 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Moorside High School (URN 105977, until 1 April 2017).
What the data says
Moorside High School has no sixth form. Of the 205 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 14% moved to a sixth form college, 71% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 41.8 against 46.1 across England and 42.9 in Salford, with 46% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Computer Science is unusually popular at GCSE: 25% of the year group took it, against 13% of pupils across England.
As an 11–16 school, Moorside High School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Salford and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Moorside High School | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 205 | 2,558 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 85% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 78% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 2% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 14% | 16% | 13% |
| — further education college | 71% | 57% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 10% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Moorside High School | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 41.8 | 42.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 14% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.49 | 3.77 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 28% | 40% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.2 | 35.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.6 | 48.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 12% | 19% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 198 | 100% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 66% |
| Mathematics | 198 | 100% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 70% |
| English Literature | 196 | 99% | 86% | 16% | 21% | 69% |
| Combined Science | 166 | 84% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 41% |
| Geography | 112 | 57% | 41% | 17% | 25% | 55% |
| Computer Science | 49 | 25% | 13% | 6% | 30% | 41% |
| History | 43 | 22% | 41% | 30% | 26% | 70% |
| Spanish | 40 | 20% | 19% | 25% | 27% | 83% |
| Design and Technology | 37 | 19% | 11% | 5% | 23% | 46% |
| Chemistry | 31 | 16% | 23% | 26% | 47% | 84% |
| Biology | 31 | 16% | 23% | 19% | 45% | 90% |
| Physics | 31 | 16% | 23% | 26% | 46% | 84% |
| Fine Art | 22 | 11% | 9% | 14% | 28% | 64% |
| Physical Education | 15 | 8% | 11% | 13% | 24% | 73% |
| Classical Civilisation | 15 | 8% | 1% | 27% | 40% | 73% |
| Textiles | 14 | 7% | 2% | 29% | 27% | 100% |
| Drama | 14 | 7% | 7% | 14% | 27% | 79% |
| Dance | 11 | 6% | 1% | 27% | 27% | 91% |
| Photography | 10 | 5% | 6% | 20% | 19% | 80% |
| Chinese | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 24 | — | — |
| Graphic Design | 24 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 19 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 19 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 16 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 14 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.