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St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Gemma Crawford

location_onLeeds, LS7 3QF

language Visit Website phone 1132681489

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

400

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 45% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 400 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #84 of 230 primaries in Leeds and #5,435 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 7.1%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading85% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading87% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.3

0.1 to 3.4

0.6

Write

LA 0.6

-1.0 to 2.2

1.8

Maths

LA 0.6

0.3 to 3.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA 0.1

2.3 to 5.5

0.0

Write

LA 0.0

-1.5 to 1.4

3.0

Maths

LA 0.4

1.7 to 4.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 61%

Reading81% LA 72%

Writing77% LA 74%

Maths88% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.0

0.3 to 3.5

-0.5

Write

LA -0.2

-2 to 1

1.9

Maths

LA 0.1

0.5 to 3.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2024

Inspection Report

26 February 2020

Inspection Report

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26 May 2016

Inspection Report

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19 June 2014

Inspection Report

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25 February 2014

Inspection Report

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06 July 2011

Inspection Report

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05 December 2007

Inspection Report

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29 September 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-25

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 400 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	400	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	398	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	398	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	401	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	400	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	398	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	411	2	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	412	2	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	407	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	398	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	402	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	395	2	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	412	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	412	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	412	4	1.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	412	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	416	3	0.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	414	5	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	409	5	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	408	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	408	2	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	414	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	409	2	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	412	5	1.2%	0.5%