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St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe

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

personMr Martin Gray

corporate_fareBISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

location_onPrudhoe, NE42 6EY

language Visit Website phone 1661835484

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

145

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Expected Standard

94%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe is a Academy converter primary school in Prudhoe, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 1% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe is an academy converter in Prudhoe, Northumberland, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 144 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 94% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 57 primaries in Northumberland and #3,181 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 Outstanding, 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 19.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.8 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

94%

LA 56%

Reading100% LA 69%

Writing94% LA 68%

Maths94% LA 67%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading85% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading93% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA -0.9

0.6 to 7.2

0.7

Write

LA -0.7

-2.5 to 3.9

3.6

Maths

LA -1.7

0.5 to 6.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.0

Read

LA -0.2

-0.1 to 8.0

-2.5

Write

LA 0.0

-6.2 to 1.2

2.1

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.5 to 5.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 59%

Reading88% LA 72%

Writing88% LA 75%

Maths94% LA 68%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.4

-0.7 to 4.9

-0.4

Write

LA 0.0

-3.1 to 2.3

2.9

Maths

LA -1.2

0.3 to 5.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 October 2023

Inspection Report

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17 July 2018

Inspection Report

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08 April 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2018-07-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-01-13

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-07-06

None EIF

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 144 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, 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)	144	1	0.7%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	142	4	2.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	153	1	0.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	149	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	146	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	157	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	145	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	145	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	164	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	161	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	162	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	153	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	159	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	159	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	159	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	159	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	146	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	147	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	141	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	140	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	129	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	128	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	128	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

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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