What did School Atlas judge Moor Park High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Moor Park High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Needs attention at its inspection in January 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Moor Park High School?

Moor Park High School has 599 pupils on roll.

What ages does Moor Park High School take?

Moor Park High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Moor Park High School located?

Moor Park High School is located in Preston, PR1 6DT, Lancashire.

How do I apply to Moor Park High School?

Moor Park High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How are Year 7 places decided at Moor Park High School?

When Moor Park High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Special medical or social circumstances — Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at Moor Park. To meet this criterion written evidence from an appropriate professional, such as a doctor, psychologist or social worker is required for the governors to consider medical, social or welfare reasons for admission. This should accompany the application form. Please note, only exceptional reasons associated with the child/or family and relating to the suitability of the school, are normally accepted in this criterion, for example, where these needs can only be met at this school; 3. Siblings — Children who will have a sibling in attendance at Moor Park in years 7 to 11 at the time of admission. The term 'sibling' includes brothers and sisters, stepchildren, half brothers and sisters and adopted and fostered children who are living at the same address, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 130 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The measurement used will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of Moor Park, with nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. If the Governors are unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (eg. siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.

What is the largest ethnic background at Moor Park High School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 35.4% of pupils at Moor Park High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Moor Park High School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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How close did you need to live?

Distance depends on the band here

Moor Park High School admits by banding: applicants are placed into bands and each band is filled separately, so there is no single last-offer distance. Each band has its own, and which one applies depends on your child's assessment — so one number could not answer this for every child.

How the bands work: At Moor Park we operate a 'Fair Banding' admissions process... Students taking the assessment are placed in one of five ability bands representative of the national ability range... Band 1 20%, Band 2 20%, Band 3 20%, Band 4 20%, Band 5 20% = 100%. Proposed number of student places available in each ability band on PAN of 112: 26, 26, 26, 26, 26 = 130* (*2 places will be made available for children from any of the bands that most closely fulfil the School's oversubscription criteria, once all bands are full.)

Your local authority’s admissions booklet publishes the cut-off for each band. The full ranked criteria are on the Admissions tab.

How places are decided at Moor Park High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Special medical or social circumstances — Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at Moor Park. To meet this criterion written evidence from an appropriate professional, such as a doctor, psychologist or social worker is required for the governors to consider medical, social or welfare reasons for admission. This should accompany the application form. Please note, only exceptional reasons associated with the child/or family and relating to the suitability of the school, are normally accepted in this criterion, for example, where these needs can only be met at this school.
3Siblings — Children who will have a sibling in attendance at Moor Park in years 7 to 11 at the time of admission. The term 'sibling' includes brothers and sisters, stepchildren, half brothers and sisters and adopted and fostered children who are living at the same address.
4Children of staff — Children with a parent employed by the School on a permanent contract either full or part-time at the date of application.
5Proximity to school — Proximity to school. The measurement used will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of Moor Park, with nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones.

If two applications tie: The measurement used will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of Moor Park, with nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. If the Governors are unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (eg. siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.

The following criteria will be applied in number order after the admission of pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) naming the school. A non-verbal Fair Banding assessment is required for admission consideration, though EHCP-named pupils, looked after children and previously looked after children are given priority and are not required to follow the fair banding admission process to be admitted, but will still complete the assessment for band allocation purposes.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Moor Park High School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Moor Park High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Moor Park High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Needs attention at its inspection in January 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Moor Park High School?: Moor Park High School has 599 pupils on roll.
What ages does Moor Park High School take?: Moor Park High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Moor Park High School located?: Moor Park High School is located in Preston, PR1 6DT, Lancashire.
How do I apply to Moor Park High School?: Moor Park High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Moor Park High School?: When Moor Park High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Special medical or social circumstances — Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at Moor Park. To meet this criterion written evidence from an appropriate professional, such as a doctor, psychologist or social worker is required for the governors to consider medical, social or welfare reasons for admission. This should accompany the application form. Please note, only exceptional reasons associated with the child/or family and relating to the suitability of the school, are normally accepted in this criterion, for example, where these needs can only be met at this school; 3. Siblings — Children who will have a sibling in attendance at Moor Park in years 7 to 11 at the time of admission. The term 'sibling' includes brothers and sisters, stepchildren, half brothers and sisters and adopted and fostered children who are living at the same address, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 130 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The measurement used will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of Moor Park, with nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. If the Governors are unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (eg. siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.
What is the largest ethnic background at Moor Park High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 35.4% of pupils at Moor Park High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance depends on the band here

Your local authority’s admissions booklet publishes the cut-off for each band. The full ranked criteria are on the Admissions tab.

How places are decided at Moor Park High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Special medical or social circumstances — Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at Moor Park. To meet this criterion written evidence from an appropriate professional, such as a doctor, psychologist or social worker is required for the governors to consider medical, social or welfare reasons for admission. This should accompany the application form. Please note, only exceptional reasons associated with the child/or family and relating to the suitability of the school, are normally accepted in this criterion, for example, where these needs can only be met at this school.
3Siblings — Children who will have a sibling in attendance at Moor Park in years 7 to 11 at the time of admission. The term 'sibling' includes brothers and sisters, stepchildren, half brothers and sisters and adopted and fostered children who are living at the same address.
4Children of staff — Children with a parent employed by the School on a permanent contract either full or part-time at the date of application.
5Proximity to school — Proximity to school. The measurement used will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of Moor Park, with nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones.

Moor Park High School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Moor Park High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Moor Park High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Needs attention at its inspection in January 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Moor Park High School?: Moor Park High School has 599 pupils on roll.
What ages does Moor Park High School take?: Moor Park High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Moor Park High School located?: Moor Park High School is located in Preston, PR1 6DT, Lancashire.
How do I apply to Moor Park High School?: Moor Park High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Moor Park High School?: When Moor Park High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Special medical or social circumstances — Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at Moor Park. To meet this criterion written evidence from an appropriate professional, such as a doctor, psychologist or social worker is required for the governors to consider medical, social or welfare reasons for admission. This should accompany the application form. Please note, only exceptional reasons associated with the child/or family and relating to the suitability of the school, are normally accepted in this criterion, for example, where these needs can only be met at this school; 3. Siblings — Children who will have a sibling in attendance at Moor Park in years 7 to 11 at the time of admission. The term 'sibling' includes brothers and sisters, stepchildren, half brothers and sisters and adopted and fostered children who are living at the same address, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 130 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The measurement used will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of Moor Park, with nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. If the Governors are unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (eg. siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.
What is the largest ethnic background at Moor Park High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 35.4% of pupils at Moor Park High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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