St Matthew's RC High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Inadequate Nov 17 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 148389
- Address
- Nuthurst Road, Moston, M40 0EW
- Website
- www.smrchs.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1289 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 27.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 41.4%
African 22.7%
Other Black 7.8%
Mixed 7.3%
Unclassified 4.7%
Other White 4.3%
Pakistani 3.2%
Other 2.2%
Indian 1.3%
Irish 1.2%
Other Asian 1.2%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.8%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.83
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.1
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.17
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 12 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 2 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 26 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 59 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 52 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 35 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
Admissions
St Matthew's RC High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 104
- 3rd preference
- 88
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 217 121 96 |
| Year 8 | 252 133 119 |
| Year 9 | 267 128 139 |
| Year 10 | 271 145 126 |
| Year 11 | 282 143 139 |