St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 26 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
- 333 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 21.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
White British 63.7%
Indian 9.3%
African 6.6%
Other White 6%
Mixed 5.1%
Bangladeshi 3%
Chinese 2.4%
Other Asian 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Caribbean 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 68%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 19%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 23
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 19.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 38 15 23 |
| Year 1 | 40 21 19 |
| Year 2 | 37 19 18 |
| Year 3 | 45 23 22 |
| Year 4 | 55 32 23 |
| Year 5 | 60 41 19 |
| Year 6 | 57 24 33 |