Moorside High SchoolEllesmere Park High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.
Summary of the comparison
Moorside High School and Ellesmere Park High School are secondary schools in Manchester.
Moorside High School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Ellesmere Park High School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ellesmere Park High School is ahead on our composite score.
Moorside High School was judged the expected standard and Ellesmere Park High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.8 for Moorside High School and 45.8 for Ellesmere Park High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Moorside High School (43.6 in 2021-22, 41.8 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Ellesmere Park High School (44.8 in 2021-22, 45.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ManchesterMoorside High School | ManchesterEllesmere Park High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D49/100 | D54/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 15 in Salford | 6th of 15 in Salford Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,129 | 818 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 900 | |
| Location | Manchester, M27 0AP | Manchester, M30 9BP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.8 | 45.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.5% Stronger figure | 42.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.6% | 69.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.6% | 17.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.49 | 3.73 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 198 | 147 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,140 | 798 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.9% | 29.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.2% | 16.2% | |
| SEN support | 17.3% | 29.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.1% | 7.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.2% | 8.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.4% | 22.8% 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.
Moorside High School
Ellesmere Park High School
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