St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 7 2021 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
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Unique reference
- 119505
- Address
- Withers Street, BB1 1DF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 271 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 97.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.3%
- Persistent absence
- 7.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.9%
Pakistani 54.6%
Indian 21.8%
Other 7.7%
Mixed 6.3%
Other Asian 3.7%
White British 2.2%
Other White 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
African 1.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingWell below average-3.1
MathsAverage-1.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
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 Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 35
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 36 21 15 |
| Year 1 | 39 20 19 |
| Year 2 | 37 18 19 |
| Year 3 | 40 19 21 |
| Year 4 | 39 21 18 |
| Year 5 | 39 20 19 |
| Year 6 | 41 23 18 |