St Matthew's Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Luton
- Unique reference
- 109552
- Address
- Wenlock Street, LU2 0NJ
- Website
- www.stmatthewsluton.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 833 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 53.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30%
- Persistent absence
- 22.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
Other White 29.8%
African 12.6%
Mixed 12.4%
White British 12.2%
Pakistani 9%
Bangladeshi 8.5%
Indian 4.9%
Other Asian 3.2%
Other 2.4%
Caribbean 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0
WritingAbove average1.3
MathsAbove average2.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Matthew's Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 60
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 119 59 60 |
| Year 1 | 118 53 65 |
| Year 2 | 119 59 60 |
| Year 3 | 120 70 50 |
| Year 4 | 119 58 61 |
| Year 5 | 119 71 48 |
| Year 6 | 119 65 54 |