# St Matthew's RC High School

St Matthew's RC High School is a secondary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,327 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E148389. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,327
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 148389

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 15 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Matthew's RC High School was 37.6, against 45.6 in Manchester and 46.2 in England.
33.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 37.6 | 45.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33.1% | 44.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49.8% | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 275 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-moston-e105545): 260 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [New Moston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-moston-primary-school-e105432): 760 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margaret-marys-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151359): 930 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2024, before the school changed
- [Moston Fields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moston-fields-primary-school-e105427): 960 m. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Camberwell Park Specialist Support School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/camberwell-park-specialist-support-school-e151378): 970 m. Special. Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, special measures
- [Charlestown Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlestown-community-primary-school-e105405): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148389)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148389)

## How to cite

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