Moorside High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Staffordshire
Cellarhead Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/02/2024
Application demand
81%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.7%
15.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
766
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
781 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
81%
1st preference success rate
145 of 179 families who put it first got an offer
156
Places offered
302
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 179 | 145 | ● 81% |
| 2nd preference | 72 | 10 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 36 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 302 | 156 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 216 applications came from outside the council area (86 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Darryn Robinson
- Address
- Cellarhead Road, Werrington, Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP
- Phone
- 01782551200
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Cellarhead · Staffordshire Moorlands
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148508
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: POTTERIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
766 pupils · 781 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
21 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 792 pupils
Attendance
93.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.20 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.68 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 72.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.22 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 144 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 144 | 19% | 50% | 69% | |
| English Language | 144 | 15% | 60% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 144 | 8% | 47% | 69% | |
| Religious Studies | 139 | 12% | 36% | 51% | |
| Combined Science | 108 | 2% | 25% | 56% | |
| German | 104 | 11% | 70% | 85% | |
| History | 85 | 11% | 49% | 64% | |
| Geography | 53 | 15% | 51% | 57% | |
| Biology | 33 | 21% | 67% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 32 | 22% | 91% | 100% | |
| Physics | 31 | 26% | 87% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 31 | 3% | 10% | 23% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Staffordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.