St Matthews Church of England Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 9 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Unique reference
140299
Address
St Matthew's Ce Academy, Lightwood Road, Rough Close, ST3 7NE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
84 (71% of total capacity)
Boys
45.2%
Girls
54.8%
First language not English
22.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
19%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 60.7%
Pakistani 17.9%
Mixed 12%
Other Asian 7.1%
Irish Traveller 1.2%
Other 1.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.5
WritingAverage3.5
MathsWell above average4.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 44%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Matthews Church of England Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
10
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
8
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
8
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
3
4
Reception, Full-time
9
3
6
Year 1
11
3
8
Year 2
12
9
3
Year 3
9
2
7
Year 4
12
8
4
Year 5
8
4
4
Year 6
16
6
10
Year 2024-2025

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