Moorside High School

State-Funded School

moorside-high-school-salford-north-west

North WestRegion

SalfordLocal Authority

Worsley and EcclesConstituency

M27 0APPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Moorside High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Salford, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,129 pupils. Moorside High School is part of CONSILIUM ACADEMIES.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.49

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,129

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,129
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: CONSILIUM ACADEMIES

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 10 March 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
2 Jul 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.