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St Matthew's Primary School

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

personMr Anthony Davies

location_onCambridge, CB1 2LD

language Visit Website phone 1223568838

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

666

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Expected Standard

76%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Matthew's Primary School is a Community school primary school in Cambridge, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Matthew's Primary School is a community school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 646 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #31 of 195 primaries in Cambridgeshire and #3,969 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 57%

Reading82% LA 73%

Writing79% LA 66%

Maths88% LA 71%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading83% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading88% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths88% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.5

0.4 to 3.1

-1.3

Write

LA -0.7

-2.6 to 0.0

0.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.1 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.2

1.5 to 4.3

1.6

Write

LA -1.0

0.4 to 2.9

1.3

Maths

LA -0.4

0.1 to 2.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 61%

Reading84% LA 75%

Writing86% LA 75%

Maths70% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.2

-0.7 to 1.9

-0.4

Write

LA -0.9

-1.7 to 0.9

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.9 to -0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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11 March 2020

Inspection Report

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15 September 2011

Inspection Report

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10 February 2009

Inspection Report

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14 December 2005

Inspection Report

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22 January 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-03-11

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2011-09-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-02-10

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(7 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 646 pupils. During this period, there were 11 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	646	11	1.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	649	4	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	666	2	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	664	2	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	650	2	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	666	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	666	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	662	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	676	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	669	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	657	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	667	1	0.1%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	647	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	635	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	673	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	673	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	670	2	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	672	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	675	1	0.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	649	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	672	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	670	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	660	2	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	654	6	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	652	3	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	639	2	0.3%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 42 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 22 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils