Moorside High School
57 Deans Road, Manchester, M27 0AP
1,129 pupils · 108% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
- Local authority
- Salford
- Free school meals
- 29.1%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 10 March 2022, published 8 May 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 63.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 13.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.14 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 204 | 233 | 566 | 204 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 200 | 257 | 556 | 200 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 201 | 285 | 615 | 201 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 208 | 333 | 614 | 208 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 238 | 325 | 605 | 238 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 238 | 260 | 624 | 238 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 209 | 248 | 578 | 209 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 207 | 251 | 519 | 207 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Co-op Academy Swinton 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Ambrose Barlow RC High School 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ellesmere Park High School 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Walkden 2.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- All Hallows RC High School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Patrick's RC High School 3.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.