St Matthew's Roman Catholic High School

St Matthew's RC High School is a mixed Roman Catholic secondary school located in the Moston area of Manchester, England.^[1] The school is named after Saint Matthew, one of the Apostles and, according to Christian tradition, one of the four Evangelists.

St Matthew's RC High School
Address
Nuthurst Road Moston Manchester , Greater Manchester , M40 0EW England
Coordinates	53°31′08″N 2°10′34″W / 53.51901°N 2.17617°W / 53.51901; -2.17617
Information
Type	Academy
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1977
Local authority	Manchester City Council
Trust	Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust
Department for Education URN	148389 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	A Nightingale
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	1234 (as of November 2023^[update])
Capacity	1,300
Colour(s)	Green, Gold and Purple
Website	http://www.smrchs.com/

History

The school building was rebuilt during 2007-2009 and opened in September 2009. This was to replace the aging building built in the 1970s. The school celebrated 40 years open in September 2017. In January 2018 for the first time in its history, the school was placed into special measures by Ofsted, following the November 2017 inspection. This happened as a result of low pass rates in English and maths (in which the school ranked in the bottom 10% nationally), poor leadership, as well as noticeable behavioural and attendance issues. The school previously ranked as requires improvement in September 2015, and Good in 2012.

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Manchester City Council, in June 2021 St Matthew's RC High School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust.^[2] It continues to be a Catholic school under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford. The school was reinspected vu Ofsted in November 2022 following complaints about serious, school-wide issues, and was rated as "Inadequate" in all categories.^[3]

Curricula

St Matthew's RC High School offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils.

Notable former pupils

• Aitch (rapper)^{[citation needed]}
• Brandon Barker, footballer ^{[citation needed]}
• Anthony Crolla, boxer^{[citation needed]}
• Terry Flanagan (boxer)^{[citation needed]}
• Jonathan Macken, footballer ^{[citation needed]}
• Peter Ash, actor ^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Welcome to St Matthew's RC High School". www.smrchs.com.
2. "Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust". emmaus-cmat.org.
3. "Inspection report: St Matthew's RC High School 16 and 17 November 2022" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

External links

• St Matthew's RC High School