We're delighted to share with you the outcome of our recent Ofsted inspection, which took place on 6th and 7th May 2026. We are extremely proud that the school has been judged to be meeting the expected standard across all areas, with safeguarding also confirmed as fully effective. This report recognises the significant improvements we have made together as a school community and celebrates many strengths of Moorside High School.
We are delighted to share that on Monday 13th and Wednesday 15th July 2026, a number of students will be invited to take part in Moorside High School’s Rewards Trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach. This trip is a celebration of the hard work, commitment, and positive attitude our students have shown throughout the school year.
Curriculum and Class Setting
Over the past two terms, students have engaged with a rich and varied English curriculum, studying Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, The Odyssey, and a selection of Identity Poetry. During this time, they have been taught in their form groups, allowing us to get to know them as learners and to assess their progress closely.
Please find below details of all the intervention sessions that will be running over the May half-term break in
support of this year’s GCSE examinations. Attendance at these sessions is strongly encouraged, as they are
designed to help students maximise their performance in the remaining exams.
Dear parent or carer
Inspection of Moorside High School by Ofsted
I have spoken earlier today with the [principal/headteacher/senior leader] of your child's school to let them know that Ofsted will be inspecting the school on 06 May 2026. The lead inspector will be Tom Theobold, HMI.
Over the coming days, you may see media coverage relating to a former supply teacher who has been charged with serious criminal offences involving students at a number of secondary schools in the Greater Manchester area. The individual is currently in custody ahead of trial.
I would like to take this opportunity to say how proud we are, as a school, of all our Year 11 students in their preparation for the upcoming GCSE examinations. Their commitment, resilience and attitude to learning have been excellent, and they have worked incredibly hard to reach this point.
We are pleased to invite Year 9 students to take part in an exciting workplace visit to GMI’s construction site on Moss Lane on Thursday 7th
I am writing to inform you that I will be leaving my role as Head of Year 7 at Moorside High School on Friday 1st May, as I am taking up a teaching role within a further education college.
As we begin Term 3, we are launching a whole-school attendance campaign at Moorside High School called “Fresh Start – Be Here, Be Above National.”
We are pleased to write to you following your child’s expression of interest in taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Bronze Award.