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Moorside High School

Salford, M27 0APSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Not rated
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.1×
More first choices than offers made
233 1st-choice / 204 offers made
Ranking
Not ranked

About Moorside High School

Moorside High School is a state-funded secondary school in Salford, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,129 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,050.

the published Attainment 8 score was 41.8 for 2024/25. admissions data records 233 first-preference applications and 204 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Address57 Deans Road, Swinton, Manchester, Salford, M27 0AP
HeadteacherMrs Helen Ryles-Dean
Local AuthoritySalford
Number of Pupils1,129
Free School Meals (FSM)29.1%
School Capacity1,129 / 1,050 (108% full)

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Moorside High School recorded 233 first-choice applications and 204 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27. That is 1.1 first-choice applications per offer made. This is a historic demand signal, not an individual admission probability or a catchment boundary. Admission criteria, address, preferences and the applicant cohort also matter. First-choice applications exceeded offers made in this dataset.