St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 29 2022 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
Plymouth
Unique reference
140425
Address
1 Peregrine Road, PL6 5FN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
471 (73% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
3%
Free school meals (FSM)
8.9%
Persistent absence
11.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.3%
Mixed 5.9%
Unclassified 2.5%
Indian 2.1%
Other White 1.9%
Other 1.5%
African 0.8%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 59%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
89
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
86
2nd preference
35
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
85
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes27.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
6
3
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
25
12
13
Reception, Full-time
59
29
30
Year 1
66
35
31
Year 2
59
26
33
Year 3
55
33
22
Year 4
60
26
34
Year 5
62
29
33
Year 6
79
44
35
Year 2024-2025

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