St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy

About St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy

St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 456 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 42% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 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 in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 43 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.0%. There are about 25.8 pupils per teacher. St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy 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 above.