Moorside High School
57 Deans Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 0AP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Ryles-Dean
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Consilium Academies
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,129
- URN
- 144199
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618044022
About this school
Moorside High School is a secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,129 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 205 | 204 | 198 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.4 | 42.8 | 41.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.96 -1.16 to -0.77 | -0.59 -0.79 to -0.39 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 43.1% | 45.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 61.8% | 63.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 8% | 10.8% | 13.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Moorside High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38.4 | 32.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.8 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.8 | 33.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,141 |
| 2023/24 | 1,160 |
| 2024/25 | 1,140 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moorside High School compares
Moorside High School ranked 13th of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.8 | 9.2% | 29.9% | 1,129 | — |
| Co-op Academy Swinton | 44.6 | 9.9% | 41% | 931 | 0.7 miles |
| St Ambrose Barlow RC High School | 44.2 | 7.7% | 28.7% | 1,078 | 0.9 miles |
| Ellesmere Park High School | 45.8 | 8% | 29.2% | 818 | 1.2 miles |
| Co-op Academy Walkden | 43.6 | 9.4% | 29.8% | 1,414 | 1.6 miles |
| All Hallows RC High School | 49.3 | 6.1% | 39.9% | 752 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.91%
- English as an additional language
- 14.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.24%
- Persistent absence
- 27.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Co-op Academy Swinton0.7 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Ellesmere Park High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Co-op Academy Walkden1.6 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
All Hallows RC High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Salford
Other schools in Manchester
Moorside High School ranks 51st of the 59 ranked secondary schools in Manchester.
- Audenshaw School Secondary
- Broadoak School Secondary
- Burnage Academy for Boys Secondary
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Secondary
- Chorlton High School Secondary
- CHS South Secondary
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue Secondary
- Co-op Academy Failsworth Secondary
- Co-op Academy Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy North Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy Swinton Secondary
- Co-op Academy Walkden Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Moorside High School teach?
- Moorside High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Moorside High School?
- The headteacher of Moorside High School is Mrs Helen Ryles-Dean, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Moorside High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorside High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Moorside High School?
- Moorside High School has 1,129 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Moorside High School full?
- Moorside High School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,129 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Moorside High School a faith school?
- No. Moorside High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Moorside High School a selective school?
- No. Moorside High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Moorside High School?
- Moorside High School is part of CONSILIUM ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Moorside High School have?
- The schools register lists Moorside High School's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Moorside High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.4 in 2022/23 and 41.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moorside High School rank locally?
- Moorside High School ranked 13th of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moorside High School's absence rate?
- Moorside High School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moorside High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moorside High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.