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St Matthew's RC High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Nuthurst Road, Moston, Manchester M40 0EW · smrchs.com · 0161 681 6178
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Manchester 44.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,327
- 98% of 1,350 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 59.1%
- First language not English
- 35.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 170 families put the school first and 223 places were offered; 100% 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 | 223 | 170 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 236 | 157 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 175 | 115 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 139 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 159 | 152 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.8, and 25.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Manchester it was 44.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼25.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.06 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105577)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.1 | −1.7 |
| Sixth form college | 37.8 | +0.3 |
| Further education | 41.4 | +3.2 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −3.5 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −2.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.4 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 6.5 | +3.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Matthew's RC High School on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105577), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- May 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective - Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Jan 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105577)
Sept 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105577)
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 46
- 3% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (37%) with SEND