St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
No rating
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
Lancashire
Unique reference
148904
Address
New Hall Lane, PR1 5XB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
468 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
46.6%
Girls
53.4%
First language not English
66.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.3%
Persistent absence
28.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.2%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 33.5%
Other White 21.6%
White British 15%
Indian 14.3%
Other Asian 6.4%
Mixed 3.6%
African 3.6%
Other 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.8
WritingBelow average-1.8
MathsAverage-1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 38%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
60
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
33
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
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 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
8
2
6
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
43
18
25
Reception, Full-time
60
32
28
Year 1
58
25
33
Year 2
59
25
34
Year 3
60
33
27
Year 4
61
30
31
Year 5
59
24
35
Year 6
60
29
31
Year 2023-2024

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