St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High SchoolMoorside High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.
Summary of the comparison
St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School and Moorside High School are secondary schools in Manchester.
St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Moorside High School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.
St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School was judged Good and Moorside High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.2 for St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School and 41.8 for Moorside High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School (51.3 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Moorside High School (43.6 in 2021-22, 41.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ManchesterSt Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School | ManchesterMoorside High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 15 in Salford Stronger figure | 12th of 15 in Salford | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,078 | 1,129 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Manchester, M27 9QP | Manchester, M27 0AP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.2 Stronger figure | 41.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38.0% | 45.5% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.8% Stronger figure | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 31.7% Stronger figure | 13.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 Stronger figure | 3.49 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 205 | 198 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,068 | 1,140 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.6% | 29.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 19.5% | 14.2% | |
| SEN support | 19.2% | 17.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.5% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.7% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.4% Stronger figure | 27.4% | 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.
St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School
Moorside High School
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