St Matthew's CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Primary school · Birmingham, Birmingham
B7 4JR
Composite score
78.4

St Matthew's CofE Primary School at a glance

Located in Birmingham, Birmingham, St Matthew's CofE Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 204 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 6% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 21% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 73% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. St Matthew's CofE Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#852
National rank
#56
In West Midlands
#11
In Birmingham
Top 6%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
21%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 204 % FSM ever-6 72.5% % EAL 74.5% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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