Moorside High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Manchester, Salford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.077 miles
Published by Salford City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Moorside High School is a secondary school in Manchester, Salford for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Salford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Moorside High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.077 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place for 2026 lived 1.077 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 6 Salford secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance swung sharply between some years; the 2026 figure was further from the school than in 2025 and about the same as in 2015.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 had 233 first-choice applications for 204 offers; 197 offers went to first-choice families, and 36 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 41.8 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Salford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 57 Deans Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 0AP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Salford
- Pupils on roll
- 1,129 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of this school and embrace the qualities of the ‘Moorside Way’.”
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), belong to a safe and supportive school community.”
- “Pupils benefit from positive relationships with staff and their peers.”
To improve
- “While pupils in all year groups show some understanding of these topics, pupils in key stage 3 have a deeper understanding.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.8 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 233 first-preference applications, 204 offers in total, 197 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Salford.
- Co-op Academy Swinton 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Ambrose Barlow RC High School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Ellesmere Park High School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Walkden 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- All Hallows RC High School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's RC High School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Buile Hill Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Salford City Academy 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published