Matthew Moss High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Rochdale
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.630 miles
Published by Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Matthew Moss High School is a secondary school in Rochdale for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2024. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Matthew Moss High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.630 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 the last distance offered was 1.630 miles, the 2nd longest of 7 Rochdale secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- Year 7 2026 drew 227 first-choice applications for 227 offers; 204 offers went to first-choice families, and 23 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 34% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 39.4 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Rochdale schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Matthew Moss Lane, Marland, Rochdale, OL11 3LU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 1,198 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 25 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Matthew Moss High School feel safe and happy.”
- “For example, their membership of tutor groups with pupils from different year groups helps them to feel valued members of the school community.”
- “Pupils build strong relationships with staff, and they have adults who they can speak to in school if they have any worries.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, teachers do not check what pupils have learned consistently well.”
- “As a result, in these subjects, some pupils’ recall of prior learning is not as secure.”
- “However, outside of lessons, staff’s expectations of pupils’ behaviour are not consistently high.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 227 first-preference applications, 227 offers in total, 204 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Rochdale.
- Oulder Hill Leadership Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Newhouse Academy 1.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Falinge Park High School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kingsway Park High School 2.1 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Anne's Church of England Academy 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published