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St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

Details

Age Range	4-11 years
Gender	Mixed
Type	Maintained school, Voluntary aided school
Religious Character	Church of England
Local Authority	Blackburn with Darwen
Address	Withers Street, BB1 1DF
School Website	www.stmatthewsblackburn.com
Telephone	1254291250
URN	119505

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

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 07/07/2016 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.

Start Date	Ofsted 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

Ofsted Inspection Timeline

Inspection Date	Inspection Type	Inspection Report
07 July 2021	School inspection	View
07 July 2016	Full inspection: Good	View
01 May 2014	Monitoring visit	View
14 January 2014	Full inspection: Requires Improvement	View
24 November 2010	Full inspection: Good	View
18 September 2007	Full inspection: Satisfactory	View
16 January 2007	Monitoring visit	View
27 June 2006	Full inspection: Inadequate	View
08 January 2001	Full inspection	View

Primary Results

Type	Score
Primary Results 2024
Pupils meeting the expected standard	54%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	3%
Reading	105
Maths	105
Reading Progress	-
Writing Progress	-
Maths Progress	-

Type	Score
Primary Results 2023
Pupils meeting the expected standard	41
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	0
Reading	102
Maths	102
Reading Progress	-2.7
Writing Progress	-3.1
Maths Progress	-1.6

Type	Score
Primary Results 2019
Pupils meeting the expected standard	57%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	8%
Reading	104
Maths	105
Reading Progress	0.5
Writing Progress	-0.7
Maths Progress	0.5

Type	Score
Primary Results 2018
Pupils meeting the expected standard	74%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	6%
Reading	105
Maths	105
Reading Progress	1.3
Writing Progress	0.6
Maths Progress	1.2

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	86
As First Preference	40
As second preference	14
As third preference	32

Total Offers Made	40
first preference offers	40
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.10%
Total Applications	99
As First Preference	44
As second preference	28
As third preference	27

Total Offers Made	40
first preference offers	40
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	60
As First Preference	33
As second preference	17
As third preference	10

Total Offers Made	34
first preference offers	33
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.02%
Total Applications	68
As First Preference	41
As second preference	15
As third preference	12

Total Offers Made	40
first preference offers	40
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.06%
Total Applications	71
As First Preference	38
As second preference	19
As third preference	14

Total Offers Made	39
first preference offers	36
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	60
As First Preference	26
As second preference	22
As third preference	12

Total Offers Made	28
first preference offers	26
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	58
As First Preference	32
As second preference	12
As third preference	14

Total Offers Made	35
first preference offers	32
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	80
As First Preference	37
As second preference	24
As third preference	19

Total Offers Made	39
first preference offers	37
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.05%
Total Applications	84
As First Preference	42
As second preference	26
As third preference	16

Total Offers Made	40
first preference offers	40
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	71
As First Preference	29
As second preference	25
As third preference	17

Total Offers Made	33
first preference offers	29
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	92
As First Preference	31
As second preference	35
As third preference	26

Total Offers Made	35
first preference offers	31
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	0

Ethnicity

time period	2023-24
pakistani ethnic origin	55.8%
indian ethnic origin	22.1%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	7.2%
white and asian ethnic origin	4%
any other asian background ethnic origin	3.6%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	2.9%
white british ethnic origin	1.8%
any other white background ethnic origin	1.1%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	1.1%

time period	2022-23
pakistani ethnic origin	57.5%
indian ethnic origin	21.6%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	5.9%
white and asian ethnic origin	4.8%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	3.7%
any other white background ethnic origin	1.8%
white british ethnic origin	1.5%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	1.5%
any other asian background ethnic origin	1.5%

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