St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Bradford
Unique reference
148478
Address
Saffron Drive, Allerton, BD15 7NE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
224 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
46.0%
Girls
54.0%
First language not English
25.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.7%
Persistent absence
17.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 38.8%
Other White 17.4%
Mixed 14.3%
African 13.8%
Other 6.7%
Pakistani 3.6%
Indian 2.7%
Irish 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsAverage0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 58%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
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, a Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
23
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
16
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
16
2nd preference
3
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 classes24.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
2
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
5
0
5
Reception, Full-time
25
12
13
Year 1
30
13
17
Year 2
30
13
17
Year 3
33
18
15
Year 4
31
16
15
Year 5
29
13
16
Year 6
31
15
16
Year 2024-2025

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