Matthew Moss High School

Matthew Moss Lane, Rochdale, OL11 3LU

1,198 pupils · 100% of 1,200 capacity

Phase
Secondary
Type
Academy converter
Ages
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Admissions
Non-selective
Trust
WATERGROVE TRUST
Local authority
Rochdale
Free school meals
44.2%

Ofsted

Good (2024)Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)

This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.

Inspected 25 April 2024, published 9 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Attainment 8 score39.4
Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass)34.3%
Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass)53.1%
Entering the English Baccalaureate26%

Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.

Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry227227627227
Sept 2025 entry226271639226
Sept 2024 entry230299665230
Sept 2023 entry239296665239
Sept 2022 entry235252604235
Sept 2021 entry236237550236
Sept 2020 entry249253600249

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.

Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.