Birches Head AcademyMoorside High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stoke-on-Trent.
Summary of the comparison
Birches Head Academy and Moorside High School are secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
Birches Head Academy scores 31 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Moorside High School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Moorside High School is ahead on our composite score.
Birches Head Academy was judged in need of attention and Moorside High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 31.3 for Birches Head Academy and 45.4 for Moorside High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Birches Head Academy (38.5 in 2021-22, 31.3 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Moorside High School (46.5 in 2021-22, 45.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Stoke-on-TrentBirches Head Academy | Stoke-on-TrentMoorside High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F31/100 | C59/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 14 in Stoke-on-Trent | 20th of 70 in Staffordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Needs attention | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 953 | 765 | |
| Capacity | 1,040 | 781 | |
| Location | Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD | Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 31.3 | 45.4 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 17.1% | 45.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 39.2% | 68.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.6% | 72.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.62 | 4.22 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 199 | 144 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 953 | 765 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 47.2% | 21.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 26.7% | 1.6% | |
| SEN support | 13.8% | 15.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.9% | 6.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 36.2% | 15.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Birches Head Academy
Moorside High School
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