St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 27 2024 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
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 118709
- Address
- Powder Mill Lane, High Brooms, TN4 9DY
- Website
- www.st-matthews-school.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 358 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 19%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.3%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 67.3%
Indian 9.8%
Mixed 5.1%
African 4.5%
Other White 3.9%
Chinese 3.4%
Bangladeshi 2.5%
Other Asian 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingWell below average-2.6
MathsBelow average-2.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 45%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 45
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 30
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 43 20 23 |
| Year 1 | 43 22 21 |
| Year 2 | 52 27 25 |
| Year 3 | 55 33 22 |
| Year 4 | 60 40 20 |
| Year 5 | 51 16 35 |
| Year 6 | 54 24 30 |