St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 4 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Northumberland
Unique reference
141828
Address
Highfield Lane, NE42 6EY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
144 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
46.5%
Girls
53.5%
First language not English
6.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.3%
Persistent absence
4.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.4%
Mixed 8.4%
Other White 2.8%
Irish 1.4%
Indian 1.4%
Other 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.9
WritingAverage0.7
MathsWell above average3.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 112
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe

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
10
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
2
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
10
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher17
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
3
4
Reception, Full-time
21
13
8
Year 1
17
8
9
Year 2
13
5
8
Year 3
17
6
11
Year 4
28
16
12
Year 5
16
5
11
Year 6
17
7
10
Year 2024-2025

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