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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 24 April 2018Graded inspection: Good · as Matthew Moss High School, URN 105839
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry627 applications · 227 places offered · 227 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Rochdale median median 2.7
- 2025 2.8; Rochdale median median 2.3
- 2024 2.9; Rochdale median median 2.4
- 2023 2.8; Rochdale median median 2.4
- 2022 2.6; Rochdale median median 2.2
- 2021 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.2
- 2020 2.4; Rochdale median median 2.4
- 2019 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 1.4; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 2.2; Rochdale median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2016 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 2.1; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.1; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Rochdale median
Dashed bars: as Matthew Moss High School (URN 105839), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 227 | 627 | 2.8 | 227 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 226 | 639 | 2.8 | 271 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2024 | 230 | 665 | 2.9 | 299 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2023 | 239 | 665 | 2.8 | 296 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2022 | 235 | 604 | 2.6 | 252 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2021 | 236 | 550 | 2.3 | 237 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 249 | 600 | 2.4 | 253 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2019 * | 216 | 361 | 1.7 | 182 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2018 * | 189 | 269 | 1.4 | 131 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2017 * | 110 | 238 | 2.2 | 101 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2016 * | 137 | 303 | 2.2 | 129 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 * | 138 | 289 | 2.1 | 131 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2014 * | 151 | 310 | 2.1 | 147 | 0.97 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 236 | 41.9 | 35% | 54% | – |
| 2024/25 | 254 | 39.4 | 34% | 53% | – |
| 2023/24 | 236 | 41.8 | 37% | 52% | −0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 221 | 41.5 | 39% | 54% | −0.15 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Matthew Moss High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.8applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · RochdaleGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · RochdaleRequires improvement20231.8applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · Rochdale20263.0applications per place 51.8Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · RochdaleRemains Good · concerns noted20232.2applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · RochdaleSome aspects not as strong20252.4applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · RochdaleRequires improvement20222.8applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · RochdaleGood20242.9applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · Rochdale20262.9applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 147369 · 354/4088
- Trust
- Watergrove Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils · 1,198 on roll
- Free school meals
- 44.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 November 2019
- Replaced
- Matthew Moss High School (URN 105839)
- Address
- Matthew Moss Lane, Marland, Rochdale, OL11 3LU
- Local authority
- Rochdale
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources