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
- Website
- www.stmatthewsluton.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 898 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 51.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.2%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
Other White 27.4%
African 16.9%
Mixed 11%
White British 10.7%
Pakistani 9.2%
Bangladeshi 8%
Indian 6.7%
Other Asian 3.5%
Other 2.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Caribbean 1%
Other Black 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
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 57%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 1%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Admissions
St Matthew's Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 34
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 116
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 151 80 71 |
| Year 1 | 119 58 61 |
| Year 2 | 119 54 65 |
| Year 3 | 149 78 71 |
| Year 4 | 119 71 48 |
| Year 5 | 121 55 66 |
| Year 6 | 120 73 47 |