Matthew Moss High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 25 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Unique reference
- 147369
- Address
- Matthew Moss Lane, Marland, OL11 3LU
- Website
- http://www.mmhs.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1208 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 44.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.2%
- Persistent absence
- 30.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
Pakistani 44.8%
White British 30.4%
Mixed 7.5%
African 4.8%
Other 3.1%
Bangladeshi 2.3%
Other White 2.2%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.15
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.28
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 36%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.5
Local authority average 41.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.82
Local authority average 3.52
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 23 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 33 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 60 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 72 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Matthew Moss High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 230
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 299
- 2nd preference
- 160
- 3rd preference
- 132
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 216
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 235 136 99 |
| Year 8 | 238 121 117 |
| Year 9 | 238 118 120 |
| Year 10 | 258 125 133 |
| Year 11 | 239 110 129 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 83.6% 85.6% |
Further education | 39.0% 45.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 3.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 49.0% 33.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 8.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% |