Moorside High School
School Name: Moorside High School Address: Cellarhead Road, Werrington Town/City: Stoke-On-Trent County: Staffordshire Postcode: ST9 0HP Telephone Number: 01782 551200 Website: http://www.moorside.staffs.sch.uk/
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2021 Trust: Potteries Educational Trust
Headteacher: Mr Darryn Robinson
Capacity: 781
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 766 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 98% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 22.1%
URN: 148508
DfE Number: 860/4072
UKPRN: 10088087
UPRN: 100032221489
Region: West Midlands (E12000005)
District: Staffordshire Moorlands (E07000198)
Constituency: Staffordshire Moorlands (E14001514)
Electoral Ward: Cellarhead (E05007048)
Easting & Northing: 395310E, 347787N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 1' 40.75" N 2° 4' 16.47" W
Plus Code: 9C5V2WHH+5G
DfE Record: View record
- Werrington Primary School (1.6km)
- St John's CofE Primary School (1.8km)
- Cicely Haughton School (2.8km)
- Discovery Academy (3.8km)
- Maple Court Academy (3.8km)
- Weston Infant Academy (4.0km)
- Aurora Hanley School (4.1km)
- Manor Abbey School (4.2km)
- St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy (4.3km)
- Kingsland CofE Academy (4.3km)
Same trust
Predecessor school†
- Ms Caroline Badland-Jackson - Local Governor. Appointed on 17 June 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 1 September 2026.
- Mrs Shelley Buckley - Local Governor. Appointed on 13 November 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 12 November 2027.
- Mrs Julie Cooper - Local Governor. Appointed on 19 May 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 May 2028.
- Miss Rebecca Dimmock - Local Governor. Appointed on 19 June 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 June 2027.
- Mrs Nicola Gratton - Local Governor. Appointed on 14 March 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 13 March 2028.
- Mrs Sue Hawley - Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free. Appointed on 1 September 2024.
- Mr Adam Nash - Local Governor. Appointed on 6 February 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 February 2027.
- Mr Darryn Robinson - Local Governor. Appointed on 6 June 2022 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mrs Bea Stokes - Local Governor. Appointed on 6 May 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 5 May 2029.
- Ms Jillian Sutton - Local Governor. Appointed on 18 June 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 27 June 2028.
- Mrs Rachel Taylor - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 13 November 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 13 April 2026.
- Mrs Rachel Taylor - Local Governor. Appointed on 19 May 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 13 April 2026.
- Mr Jonathan Thorne - Local Governor. Appointed on 14 November 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 13 November 2030.
- Mrs Ceris Walker - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 June 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 May 2028.
- Ms Ceris Walker - Local Governor. Appointed on 19 May 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 May 2028.