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 60%
Local authority average 63%
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 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
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 |