St Matthew's RC High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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St Matthew's RC High School is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
St Matthew's RC 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The latest Ofsted inspection, on 15 October 2024, was not judged; the previous graded outcome, on 16 November 2022, was Inadequate.
- In 2024/25, 26% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Manchester.
- Year 7 2026 entry drew 170 first-choice applications for 223 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 53 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 59.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 48.4% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Manchester.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Nuthurst Road, Moston, Manchester, M40 0EW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,327 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 59.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “The school has been transformed since the last inspection.”
- “Pupils and staff said there has been a tangible change in culture across all areas of school life.”
- “Pupils feel safe and happy here.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, there is an inconsistency in how teachers deliver learning.”
- “In a few subjects, some of the activities chosen do not help pupils to learn new content well.”
- “This means that some pupils do not learn as deeply as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 December 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) | 26% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.8 | 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: 170 first-preference applications, 223 offers in total, 170 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 Manchester.
- Co-op Academy North Manchester 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Manchester 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manchester Communication Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's RC High School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The King David High School 2.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The East Manchester Academy 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published