St Matthew's Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 20 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

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
13.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.2%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0
WritingAbove average1.3
MathsAbove average2.3
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
133
2nd preference
60
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
133
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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