Moor Park High School

State school · Mixed · ages 11–16 · no sixth formLancashire, Preston PR1school website

One in three sixth-formers go on to university — in line with the England rate.

Where this school leads
35%

of sixth-form leavers started university · Lancashire 36% · England 37% · DfE destination measures, students who left in 2023

Knowledge sphere of Moor Park High School: fields of knowledge mapped by the subjects taken here, by ISCED levelLanguage & Communication · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Language & Communication · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 41%Language & Communication · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 34%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Natural Sciences · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 39%Natural Sciences · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 8%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 33%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Health & Safety · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 41%Health & Safety · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Business & Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 13%Business & Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 1%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 10%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 20%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Transversal Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 19%Transversal Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 47%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%LanguageMathsScienceICTEngineeringHealthBusinessLawSocialArtsTransversalGreen
Ofsted
Report card
Places
—
Pupils
599
Free school meals
40.5%

Ofsted: Inspected 13 January 2026 · report. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Lancashire’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 650 places. Free school meals: pupils eligible, a measure of family income.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

73%stayed in education after Year 11
This school73%
Lancashire81%
England86%

DfE Key Stage 4 destination measures · 109 pupils who left Year 11 in 2023

Moor Park High School has no sixth form. Of the 109 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 38% moved to a sixth form college, 25% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.

Stayed in education — counted only if the pupil was still there for two terms of the next year; apprenticeships and jobs are counted the same way.

Full breakdown11
MeasureMoor Park High SchoolLancashireEngland
Pupils in the cohort10913,296607,348
Any sustained destination82%90%92%
Stayed in education73%81%86%
— school sixth form11%12%34%
— sixth form college38%20%13%
— further education college25%48%37%
— other education0%2%2%
Apprenticeship5%5%3%
Employment4%4%3%
No sustained destination8%7%6%
Destination unknown10%2%3%
After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

11%went to one of the most selective universities
This school11%
Lancashire20%
England19%

DfE 16–18 destination measures · 20 students who left in 2023

35% went to university (England 37%). 10% started an apprenticeship (England 7%). 25% went into work and 15% had no steady place a year on (England 28% and 16%).

Most selective universities — the third of UK universities whose entrants hold the highest grades; the share is of students who completed level 3 qualifications.

Full breakdown7
MeasureMoor Park High SchoolLancashireEngland
Students in the cohort2011,265541,441
Any sustained destination75%80%79%
University (higher education)35%36%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students11%20%19%
Further education0%5%5%
Apprenticeship10%10%7%
Employment25%29%28%
No sustained destination15%15%16%
GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

39.3Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school39.3
Lancashire45.1
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 108 pupils in Year 11

50% of pupils here are disadvantaged (England 28%). Disadvantaged pupils here scored 34.0 — in line with disadvantaged pupils across England (34.9).

31% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (Lancashire 44%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureMoor Park High SchoolLancashireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)39.345.146.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths31%44%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths47%64%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects27%34%41%
EBacc average point score3.363.954.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort50%26%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils34.032.734.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils44.549.350.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language18%12%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

60.20%of the Key Stage 3 and GCSE curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 2,029 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Religious Studies stands out at GCSE — 91% of the year group took it, against 31% across England.

Green & Sustainability47%
Language & Communication41%
Health & Safety41%
Natural Sciences39%
Mathematics & Statistics34%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects20

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics108100%88%15%22%60%
English Language108100%89%6%20%48%
English Literature10395%86%14%21%55%
Religious Studies9891%31%18%32%51%
Combined Science7670%65%1%9%36%
Geography7267%41%13%25%53%
Business Studies4744%18%43%20%89%
History3129%41%6%26%35%
Spanish2826%19%14%27%68%
Chemistry2725%23%26%47%81%
Physics2725%23%19%46%93%
Biology2725%23%22%45%93%
Physical Education2119%11%0%24%10%
3D Design1817%2%6%16%22%
Computer Science1716%13%6%30%65%
Art and Design1312%7%8%24%54%
Drama76%7%0%27%43%
Food Preparation and Nutrition66%8%0%21%67%
Music55%5%—33%—
Arabic22%1%—47%—
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications3
SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health Studies1583%—
Engineering Studies1583%—
Computer Appreciation / Introduction1056%—
A level subjects9

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Biology——20%
Business Studies——13%
Chemistry——17%
German——0%
Italian——0%
Law——4%
Psychology——23%
Spanish——2%
History——13%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses7
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Social ScienceVRQ Level 3633%—
Computer Architecture / SystemsBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)———
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
BiologyGCE AS level (All)———
BiologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
A level results8
MeasureMoor Park High SchoolLancashireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study43——
— of whom A level students184,666261,341
Average A level gradeCB-B-
Average points per A level entry30.8636.4635.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC+B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects0%17%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Green & Sustainability57%
Language & Communication54%
Health & Safety52%
Natural Sciences51%
Mathematics & Statistics42%
Engineering & Manufacturing39%
Transversal Skills31%
Arts & Humanities28%
Digital & ICT Skills22%
Business & Administration15%
Social & Cultural Skills14%
Law & Public Administration8%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 16.0percentage 11.2ratio 10.8gradient 9.1vocabulary 8.8reflection 7.8power 7.7translation 7.6particle model 7.2root 7.0equation 7.0grammar 7.0audience 6.8area 6.4energy transfer 6.3scale 6.2standard form 6.2formulae 6.0percentage change 5.8impact 5.8evidence 5.6context 5.5presentation 5.5change of state 5.4

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, area, unit conversion from Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry and 8 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses pressure, conservation of mass, energy change from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and 3 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conclusion, data interpretation, probability from Biology, Chemistry, Geography and 3 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
More apprenticeships9
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses data interpretation, climate change, conduct field work from Biology, Chemistry, Geography and 3 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, graph, pressure from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and 2 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses area, unit conversion, volume from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and 2 more · jobs: battery test technician
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses mean, integer, chart from Business Studies, Computer Science, English Language and 5 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Non-destructive technologies technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, measurement, data interpretation from Biology, Geography, Mathematics and 3 more
Production assistant - screen and audioLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses spelling, punctuation, grammar from English Literature, English, Modern Foreign Language · jobs: factory hand, supply chain assistant, management assistant
Water industry network technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses standard form, unit conversion, volume from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and 2 more · jobs: sewerage network operative, product quality inspector, sewerage maintenance technician
Storyboard artistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · creative and design · uses presentation, interpretation, accuracy from Art and Design, Drama, English Language and 6 more · jobs: storyboard artist
Junior visual effects - VFX artist or assistant technical director - ATDLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses scale, data collection, data structure from Art and Design, Chemistry, Computer Science and 5 more · jobs: 3D modeller, technical director, animation layout artist
Admissions

How do you get a place?

The last distance at which Moor Park High School offered Year 7 places is not yet on file; it comes from Lancashire’s allocation statistics.

  1. 31 OctApply to Lancashire in Year 6 for a Year 7 place
  2. 1 MarNational Offer Day
Lancashire

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.