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St Matthew's CofE School

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

personMiss Helen Harrison

location_onWigton, CA7 3NT

language Visit Website phone 1697320545

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Matthew's CofE School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Wigton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Matthew's CofE School is a voluntary aided school in Wigton, Cumberland, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 45 pupils on roll, of whom 4% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #64 of 111 primaries in Cumberland and #11,037 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 55%

Reading86% LA 72%

Writing71% LA 68%

Maths71% LA 68%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 52%England 61%

Reading88% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths100% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

113

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading78% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.4

-5.2 to 3.0

0.2

Write

LA -0.2

-3.8 to 4.1

-0.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-4.1 to 3.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading86% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA 0.2

-1.3 to 7.9

0.8

Write

LA 0.3

-3.5 to 5.0

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.8

-5.3 to 2.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 64%

Reading60% LA 79%

Writing70% LA 79%

Maths70% LA 76%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA 0.4

-6.3 to 1.5

-0.3

Write

LA 0.5

-4 to 3.4

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.3

-4.3 to 2.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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25 January 2022

Inspection Report

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01 November 2016

Inspection Report

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26 June 2012

Inspection Report

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17 June 2010

Inspection Report

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03 March 2010

Inspection Report

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24 November 2009

Inspection Report

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03 June 2009

Inspection Report

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29 January 2009

Inspection Report

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06 July 2006

Inspection Report

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08 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-11-01

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-06-26

None Legacy

Good

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

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)

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 45 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	45	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	45	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	52	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	52	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	52	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	56	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	56	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	56	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	59	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	58	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	56	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	54	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	55	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	55	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	52	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	52	1	1.9%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	52	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	52	3	5.8%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	52	5	9.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	52	1	1.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	55	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	52	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	50	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	46	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	49	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	48	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

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St Matthew's CofE School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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