Moorside High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Moorside High School is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cellarhead Road, Werrington, Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 766 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “Moorside High is an inclusive and welcoming school.”
- “Staff know their pupils well and have high ambitions for them.”
- “The majority of students behave well in lessons and around the school site.”
To improve
- “However, this is not fully consistent.”
- “Many parents say that the school has improved, though some parents are not fully supportive of recent changes at the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 April 2024 (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) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.4 | 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: 158 first-preference applications, 164 offers in total, 154 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2024 to 2026, as Staffordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- Endon High School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Blythe Bridge High School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Cheadle Academy 4.6 mi Standards maintained
- Painsley Catholic College 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Westwood College 5.4 mi Requires improvement
- Leek High School 6.1 mi Requires improvement
- The Orme Academy 6.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Clayton Hall Academy 6.7 mi Good