St Matthew's Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 110750
- Address
- 19 Norfolk Street, CB1 2LD
- Website
- www.stmatthews.cambs.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 646 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 28.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.7%
- Persistent absence
- 9.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 5.3% |
| Other Asian | 6.7% |
| Mixed | 11.4% |
| Other White | 25.1% |
| White British | 36.4% |
| Unclassified | 4% |
| Chinese | 3.4% |
| Bangladeshi | 2.3% |
| Indian | 1.7% |
| Pakistani | 1.2% |
| African | 1.2% |
| Irish | 0.6% |
| Other Black | 0.3% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.2% |
| Caribbean | 0.2% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.8
WritingAverage-1.3
MathsAverage0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 76% |
| Local authority average | 59% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 14% |
| Local authority average | 7% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 110 |
| Local authority average | 106 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 108 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
St Matthew's Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 89
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 73
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 73
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 16 9 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 3 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 89 42 47 |
| Year 1 | 88 45 43 |
| Year 2 | 88 47 41 |
| Year 3 | 89 47 42 |
| Year 4 | 90 47 43 |
| Year 5 | 89 39 50 |
| Year 6 | 90 49 41 |