Moor Park High School and Sixth Form, Preston

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Moor Park High School and Sixth Form

Moor Park Avenue, Preston PR1 6DT

https://www.moorpark.mp/

Moor Park High School and Sixth Form is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Lancashire). It has about 600 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In September 2021 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Progress. Relative weaknesses include Representation and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Preston Muslim Girls High School
0.8		Eden Boys' School, Preston
0.9		Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
1.2		Corpus Christi Catholic High School
1.4		Christ The King Catholic High School
1.5		Our Lady's Catholic High School
1.6		Fulwood Academy
2.2		Ashton Community Science College
2.2		Penwortham Girls' High School
2.4		Penwortham Priory Academy
2.8		Walton-Le-Dale High School
2.9		Lostock Hall Academy

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Progress: Above average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates are quite high and the incidence of persistent absence is roughly average.

Sixth form: Below average. Attainment is poor, progress is above average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are below average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is roughly average.

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Attainment: Poor. Up to age 16 it is below average, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is quite high.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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