St Matthew's Roman Catholic High School

St Matthew's RC High School
Address
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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; -2.17617Coordinates: 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	Helen Murden
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Capacity	1,300
Colour(s)	Green and Gold
Website	http://www.smrchs.com/

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 twelve apostles of Jesus and, according to Christian tradition, one of the four Evangelists.

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. In September 2018, Helen Murden took over as Headteacher.

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.

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]}

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External links[]

• St Matthew's RC High School

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