St Matthew's RC High School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Blackley and Middleton SouthConstituency

M40 0EWPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St Matthew's RC High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Manchester, North West.

It currently serves 1,327 pupils. St Matthew's RC High School is part of EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 25.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.06

Ethnicity

White

38%

Asian

Black

35%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,327

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 1,327
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
5 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
25 Jan 2023	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate
17 Jan 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.