Moor Park High School and Sixth Form

Foundation school · Secondary school · Preston, Lancashire
PR1 6DT
Composite score
49.1

School overview

Moor Park High School and Sixth Form is a secondary school serving Preston, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. It has 603 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Good' in January 2026. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 39.3 — below the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

31% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 47% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 47% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,612
National rank
#344
In North West
#63
In Lancashire
Top 82%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
39.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
31%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
47%
% EBacc grade 5+
6%
EBacc average points score
3.36

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 13/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Post-16 provision
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 603 % FSM ever-6 46.8% % EAL 22.9% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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