Academy sponsor led · Manchester

St Matthew's RC High School

11–16Ages
1,327Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148389URN

Nuthurst Road, Moston, Manchester, M40 0EW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Manchester median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Manchester

418 applications for 223 places · 29th of 32 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.6of 90

Manchester 48.5 England 46.0

30th of 31 in Manchester

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Manchester median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

418 applications · 223 places offered · 170 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Manchester median median 2.5
2025 1.6; Manchester median median 2.6
2024 2.1; Manchester median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Manchester median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Manchester median median 2.1
2021 1.3; Manchester median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 1.1; Manchester median median 2.4; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Manchester median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Manchester median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Manchester median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Manchester median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Manchester median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Manchester median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Manchester median

Dashed bars: as St Matthew's RC High School (URN 105577), 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	223	418	1.9	170	0.76
Sep 2025	236	382	1.6	157	0.67
Sep 2024	175	362	2.1	115	0.66
Sep 2023	178	368	2.1	139	0.78
Sep 2022	159	298	1.9	152	0.96
Sep 2021 *	251	324	1.3	161	0.64
Sep 2020 *	294	308	1.1	171	0.58
Sep 2019 *	267	355	1.3	178	0.67
Sep 2018 *	280	412	1.5	208	0.74
Sep 2017 *	299	517	1.7	286	0.96
Sep 2016 *	236	501	2.1	273	1.16
Sep 2015 *	240	476	2.0	259	1.08
Sep 2014 *	219	429	2.0	270	1.23

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

275 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.630th of 31 in Manchester

Manchester 48.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%29th of 31 in Manchester

Manchester 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%

Manchester 67% England 66%

This school
Manchester median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.59

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	275	37.6	33%	50%	–
2024/25	278	37.8	26%	48%	–
2023/24	278	36.9	22%	45%	−0.59
2022/23	279	37.1	25%	44%	−0.83

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

St Matthew's RC High SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 37.6Attainment 8
Co-op Academy North Manchester
1.2 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Failsworth
2.4 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.5applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
2.6 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2023

2.0applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Oldham
3.1 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.8applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
Dixons Middleton Academy
3.2 km · Rochdale

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Manchester
3.2 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Manchester Communication Academy
3.2 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.2applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
The Radclyffe School
3.3 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.9applications per place 42.2Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148389 · 352/4015
Trust: Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,350 pupils · 1,327 on roll
Free school meals: 59.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2021
Replaced: St Matthew's RC High School (URN 105577)
Address: Nuthurst Road, Moston, Manchester, M40 0EW
Local authority: Manchester

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources