St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jan 14 2025 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 148904
- Address
- New Hall Lane, PR1 5XB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 456 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 67.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.7%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.1%
Pakistani 31.8%
Other White 18.9%
Indian 15.4%
White British 13.2%
Other Asian 7.2%
Mixed 4.8%
African 4.8%
Other 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.8
WritingBelow average-1.8
MathsAverage-1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 38%
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 100
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 10 7 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 34 17 17 |
| Reception, Full-time | 57 29 28 |
| Year 1 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 2 | 56 27 29 |
| Year 3 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 4 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 5 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 6 | 60 26 34 |