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EnglandNorth WestLiverpoolL4 8UASt Matthew's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Matthew's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Liverpool · Liverpool · L4 8UA https://matthews.school/

Pupils
398
cap. 379
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
398
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
398
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLiverpool
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Matthew's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Liverpool

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
57%
-14pp
73%60%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
7%
+7pp
18%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
398
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
31%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Queens Drive, Walton, Liverpool, L4 8UA
Local authority
Liverpool
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%7%73%27%80%15%67%23%95%75%106.0104.0106.031%398
2023/2471%0%93%21%79%17%72%7%81%86%106.0103.0107.026%410
2022/2346%3%75%27%71%10%61%8%76%69%105.0101.0103.0-0.80-0.50-4.3025%411
2018/1969%18%82%33%84%44%84%38%85%84%106.0106.0108.0+1.50+2.80+0.6020%409
2017/1873%7%86%27%86%23%82%34%89%91%106.0105.0108.0+1.50+1.90+1.4021%408
2016/1756%4%84%24%82%27%73%5%84%85%106.0102.0106.0+2.20+2.50-1.8018%410

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2539819.131%10%24%5%16%
2023/2441017.526%7%26%5%12%
2022/2341121.225%6%28%6%17%
2021/2241221.725%5%28%5%12%
2020/2140619.322%5%27%
2018/1940919.720%6%27%4%8%
2017/1840819.121%7%29%4%8%
2016/1741020.418%6%31%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.