Matthew Moss High School

State-Funded School

matthew-moss-high-school-rochdale-north-west

North WestRegion

RochdaleLocal Authority

Heywood and Middleton NorthConstituency

OL11 3LUPostcode

2.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Matthew Moss High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Rochdale, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,198 pupils. Matthew Moss High School is part of WATERGROVE TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.37

Ethnicity

White

30%

Asian

49%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,198

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

49%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,198
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: WATERGROVE TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 25 April 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Jun 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.