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OpenSecondaryURN 144199

Moorside High School

Academy converter · Manchester · M27 0AP

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Phase

Secondary

Age range

Ages 11–16

Pupils

1,129

Local authority

Salford

Age range

Ages 1116

05111619

Provision snapshot

Based on official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryNo Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
  • BoardingNo boarders
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Manchester, Salford, 1,129 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 29.1%.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Secondary schools in Manchester
61
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M27
23
Secondary in M27
3
Open schools in Salford LA
137
Secondary in Salford LA
16

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Overview

School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Status
Open
URN
144199

Location

Address
57 Deans Road, Swinton
Postcode
M27 0AP
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Salford
District
Salford
Constituency
Worsley and Eccles
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Size & intake

Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.

Pupils on roll
1,129
Boys / girls
590 / 539
School capacity
1,050
Capacity fill
1,129 / 1,050 (108%)
Free school meals
29.1%
FSM pupils
329
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed

School characteristics

Nursery provision
No Nursery Classes
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarding
No boarders
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
Academy trust
CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
Sponsor
Consilium Academies

SEN & specialist provision

SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
15 on roll / 20 capacity

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Ryles-Dean
Telephone
01618044022

Official links

Ofsted

Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.

Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-05-06

Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met

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Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Attainment 8
42.8
Progress 8
-0.6
English & maths grade 5+
43%
English & maths grade 4+
62%
EBacc entry
11%
EBacc APS
3.6

Source: DfE school and college performance tables