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Matthew Moss High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Matthew Moss Lane, Marland, Rochdale OL11 3LU · mmhs.co.uk · 01706 632910
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Rochdale 40.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,198
- 100% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 44.2%
- First language not English
- 48.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Watergrove Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 227 families put the school first and 227 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 227 | 227 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 226 | 271 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 230 | 299 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 239 | 296 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 235 | 252 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.4, and 34.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Rochdale it was 40.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼26.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.37 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105839)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.4 | −0.9 |
| Sixth form college | 45.3 | −3.4 |
| Further education | 41.5 | +2.9 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | −1.5 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | +3.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Matthew Moss High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105839), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105839)
Mar 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105839)
Sept 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105839)
What parents said
56% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 56%
- Replies
- 85
- 7% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 67% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (31%) with SEND