St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 23 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
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Unique reference
- 132793
- Address
- Queens Drive, Walton, L4 8UA
- Website
- https://matthews.school/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 410 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.4%
- Persistent absence
- 16.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.2%
White British 86.8%
Other White 2.9%
Other Black 2.7%
Other Asian 1.7%
Mixed 1.6%
Chinese 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsWell below average-4.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 46%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 41
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 58 23 35 |
| Year 1 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 2 | 61 36 25 |
| Year 3 | 56 31 25 |
| Year 4 | 58 32 26 |
| Year 5 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 6 | 58 28 30 |