Matthew Moss High School
Matthew Moss Lane, Marland, Rochdale, OL11 3LU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WATERGROVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Charlotte Leach-Rogers
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Watergrove Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,198
- URN
- 147369
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706632910
About this school
Matthew Moss High School is a secondary academy in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,198 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 221 | 236 | 254 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.5 | 41.8 | 39.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.35 to +0.05 | -0.03 -0.22 to +0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 37.3% | 34.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 51.7% | 53.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 51% | 44.5% | 26% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Matthew Moss High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Rochdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.5 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.8 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.4 | 34.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,206 |
| 2023/24 | 1,208 |
| 2024/25 | 1,221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Matthew Moss High School compares
Matthew Moss High School ranked 9th of 11 secondary schools in Rochdale for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.4 | 8.4% | 43.7% | 1,198 | — |
| Oulder Hill Leadership Academy | 44.4 | 8.6% | 38.5% | 1,152 | 1.1 miles |
| Newhouse Academy | 38.9 | 9.1% | 45.7% | 974 | 1.8 miles |
| Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College | 43.4 | 7.5% | 23.5% | 768 | 1.8 miles |
| Falinge Park High School | — | 10.3% | 45.8% | 1,344 | 1.8 miles |
| Kingsway Park High School | 35.3 | 9.8% | 50% | 1,289 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.73%
- English as an additional language
- 47.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.44%
- Persistent absence
- 24.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
-
Newhouse Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Heywood
-
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College1.8 miles
Secondary · Heywood
-
Falinge Park High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
-
Kingsway Park High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
Other schools in Rochdale
Matthew Moss High School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Rochdale.
- Falinge Park High School Secondary
- Hollingworth Academy Secondary
- Kingsway Park High School Secondary
- Oulder Hill Leadership Academy Secondary
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Wardle Academy Secondary
- Whitworth Community High School Secondary
- Howard Street Nursery School Nursery
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ashfield Valley Primary School Primary
- Belfield Community School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Matthew Moss High School teach?
- Matthew Moss High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Matthew Moss High School?
- The headteacher of Matthew Moss High School is Ms Charlotte Leach-Rogers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Matthew Moss High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Matthew Moss High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Matthew Moss High School?
- Matthew Moss High School has 1,198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Matthew Moss High School full?
- Matthew Moss High School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,198 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Matthew Moss High School a faith school?
- No. Matthew Moss High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Matthew Moss High School a selective school?
- No. Matthew Moss High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Matthew Moss High School?
- Matthew Moss High School is part of WATERGROVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Matthew Moss High School have?
- The schools register lists Matthew Moss High School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Matthew Moss High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.5 in 2022/23 and 39.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Matthew Moss High School rank locally?
- Matthew Moss High School ranked 9th of 11 secondary schools in Rochdale for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Matthew Moss High School's absence rate?
- Matthew Moss High School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Matthew Moss High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Matthew Moss High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.