Moorside High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP · Staffordshire · secondary school
20th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire we can score, 70 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 923 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 3.2/10 among them, against 4.5/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 45.1 · 53 | 30% | 1.59 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.2 · 35 | 25% | 0.87 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 45.4 · 48 | 10% | 0.48 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Good by Ofsted, inspected in 2024. In 2024/25, 45.1% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 45.4, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.2 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly worse than peers nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 3.2 out of 10 among them, against 4.5 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils visit Berlin, Andorra, and Belgium, alongside local trips to Tutbury Castle, the Peak Wildlife Centre, and Yorkshire for art.
Getting in. There are 765 pupils in a school with 781 places, leaving 16 spare spots. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. With only 16 places remaining, how does the school manage waiting lists for new starters? Since the Progress 8 score is below 0, what specific support is offered to pupils who are falling behind in maths? How do the international trips to places like Andorra fit into the standard curriculum timetable?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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