St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

Details

Age Range4-11 years
GenderMixed
TypeMaintained school, Voluntary aided school
Religious CharacterChurch of England
Local AuthorityBlackburn with Darwen
AddressWithers Street, BB1 1DF
URN119505

School Census

Total 273
Girls/Boys 136/137
Girls/Boys Ratio 49.8%/50.2%
% pupils where English not first language 98.2%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals 80
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support 17.2%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections
Start DateOfsted Rating
07/07/2016 Good
14/01/2014 Requires improvement
Inspection Date 07/07/2016
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Good
Inspection Date 14/01/2014
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Requires improvement

Primary Results

Primary Results 2024
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard54%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard3%
Reading105
Maths105
Reading Progress-
Writing Progress-
Maths Progress-
Primary Results 2023
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard41
Pupils achieving at a higher standard0
Reading102
Maths102
Reading Progress-2.7
Writing Progress-3.1
Maths Progress-1.6
Primary Results 2019
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard57%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard8%
Reading104
Maths105
Reading Progress0.5
Writing Progress-0.7
Maths Progress0.5
Primary Results 2018
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard74%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard6%
Reading105
Maths105
Reading Progress1.3
Writing Progress0.6
Maths Progress1.2

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications86
As First Preference40
As second preference14
As third preference32
Total Offers Made40
first preference offers40
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.10%
Total Applications99
As First Preference44
As second preference28
As third preference27
Total Offers Made40
first preference offers40
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications60
As First Preference33
As second preference17
As third preference10
Total Offers Made34
first preference offers33
second preference offers0
third preference offers1
First preference v Offers 1.02%
Total Applications68
As First Preference41
As second preference15
As third preference12
Total Offers Made40
first preference offers40
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.06%
Total Applications71
As First Preference38
As second preference19
As third preference14
Total Offers Made39
first preference offers36
second preference offers3
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications60
As First Preference26
As second preference22
As third preference12
Total Offers Made28
first preference offers26
second preference offers1
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications58
As First Preference32
As second preference12
As third preference14
Total Offers Made35
first preference offers32
second preference offers2
third preference offers1
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications80
As First Preference37
As second preference24
As third preference19
Total Offers Made39
first preference offers37
second preference offers2
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.05%
Total Applications84
As First Preference42
As second preference26
As third preference16
Total Offers Made40
first preference offers40
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications71
As First Preference29
As second preference25
As third preference17
Total Offers Made33
first preference offers29
second preference offers3
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications92
As First Preference31
As second preference35
As third preference26
Total Offers Made35
first preference offers31
second preference offers3
third preference offers0

Ethnicity

time period2023-24
pakistani ethnic origin55.8%
indian ethnic origin22.1%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin7.2%
white and asian ethnic origin4%
any other asian background ethnic origin3.6%
any other mixed background ethnic origin2.9%
white british ethnic origin1.8%
any other white background ethnic origin1.1%
bangladeshi ethnic origin1.1%
time period2022-23
pakistani ethnic origin57.5%
indian ethnic origin21.6%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin5.9%
white and asian ethnic origin4.8%
any other mixed background ethnic origin3.7%
any other white background ethnic origin1.8%
white british ethnic origin1.5%
bangladeshi ethnic origin1.5%
any other asian background ethnic origin1.5%

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