St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 8 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
- 276 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 98.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.5%
Pakistani 55.8%
Indian 22.1%
Other 7.2%
Mixed 6.9%
Other Asian 3.6%
White British 1.8%
Other White 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
African 0.4%
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 41%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 40
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 40 23 17 |
| Year 1 | 38 21 17 |
| Year 2 | 40 19 21 |
| Year 3 | 39 19 20 |
| Year 4 | 40 20 20 |
| Year 5 | 39 22 17 |
| Year 6 | 40 23 17 |