St Matthew's RC High School
Nuthurst Road, Moston, Manchester, M40 0EWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Matthew's RC High School is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 209 schools in Manchester. It ranks 54th of 60 secondary schools in Manchester. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 October 2024, report published 5 December 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 15 October 2024
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. They are proud of their school. The school has ambitious expectations for behaviour and achievement, and pupils endeavour to meet these expectations. Pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), follow a broad and ambitious curriculum. They benefit from the positive changes the school has made to the quality of education it provides. As a result of these improvements, pupils are achieving increasingly well across a range of subjects. Pupils' behaviour in the school is calm and focused. They learn the importance of making positive choices in their behaviour and learning. This is reflected in pupils' positive conduct. If pupils fall short of the schools' expectations, staff follow a rigorous and consistent approach to address any incidents of misbehaviour effectively. Pupils enjoy a range of extra-curricular activities. Pupils are keen to represent the school in sporting events. They enthusiastically take on an increasing number of leadership responsibilities such as reading buddies and pupil librarians.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, the school does not check in enough detail how well the curriculum is being implemented. This means that some pupils are not making the progress in these subjects they could. The school should check more carefully that the curriculum is being delivered as intended so pupils know and remember more in these subjects.
- In some subjects, the school's assessment strategies are at an early stage of development. In these subjects, teachers do not check how well pupils have learned important curriculum knowledge. This limits how well teachers support pupils to catch up on missed or forgotten knowledge. The school should ensure that teachers have the knowledge and skills they need to identify and remedy gaps in pupils' learning.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
278 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
1,327 pupils on roll, with places for 1,350
Schools near St Matthew's RC High School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Academy North Manchester | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 42.4 |
| Harpurhey Alternative Provision School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
| Greater Manchester Independent School | 1 mile | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 3.9 |
| Co-op Academy Failsworth | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 43.0 |
| Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Nightingale
- Phone
- 01616816178
- Address
- Nuthurst Road, Moston, Manchester, M40 0EW
- Local authority
- Manchester
- URN
- 148389
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.