St Matthew's RC High School, Manchester

In its own words: "At St Matthew’s we are on a journey to Catholic Excellence. Welcome to St Matthew’s RC High School. As the Headteacher of St Matthew’s Roman Catholic High School , it is my great privilege to be leading a school where the holistic development of our pupils is our core purpose."

In 2026, pupils at St Matthew's RC High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.3 in Manchester and 47 across England.

33% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Manchester and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 37.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.59: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.5, against 44.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 170 families put St Matthew's RC High School as their first choice and 418 named it as one of their preferences, for 223 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Matthew's RC High School are Co-op Academy North Manchester (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.4); Co-op Academy Failsworth (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.7); Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy (1.6 miles, Attainment 8 46.8); and Oasis Academy Oldham (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than St Matthew's RC High School.

St Matthew's RC High School is one of 38 schools run by Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.9 in 2024/25.

46 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Matthew's RC High School (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).

Of the 278 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 41% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

59.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (35%), White British (34%) and Asian (7%).

The nearest railway station is Moston Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Matthew's High School (outside), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Matthew's RC High School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Matthew's RC High School issued 109 suspensions, 8.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Matthew's RC High School are St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston (0.2 miles); New Moston Primary School (0.5 miles); St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles); and Moston Fields Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.