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
11.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.5%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingWell below average-3.1
MathsAverage-1.6
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
40
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
32
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
40
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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