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EnglandSouth WestPlymouthPL6 5FNSt Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy
Primary

St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy

Primary

Plymouth · Plymouth · PL6 5FN https://www.stmatthews.stcmat.org

Pupils
471
cap. 500
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
471
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
471
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityPlymouth
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy · Primary · Plymouth

Finance£4614 spend / pupil£5951 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
-5pp
65%53%41%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
1%
-5pp
11%6%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
1%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
71%
LA AVG 71.66%
SPAG higher standard
34%
LA AVG 26.15%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.07
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.25
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
471
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
1 Peregrine Road, Plymouth, PL6 5FN
Local authority
Plymouth
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
2024/2554%1%74%38%61%1%71%31%80%71%106.0104.0104.016%471
2023/2459%6%72%22%80%13%77%20%87%77%104.0104.0104.014%484
2022/2365%11%75%34%76%15%82%25%87%79%106.0105.0106.0+0.20-0.10+0.3013%477
2018/1956%4%78%19%89%15%74%19%85%70%104.0104.0105.0-0.80-0.40-1.7013%401
2017/1841%6%76%18%76%18%47%6%88%71%106.0100.0105.0+1.00-0.50-4.8016%354
2016/17SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed17%242

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
2024/2547125.116%3%10%5%10%
2023/2448425.114%3%12%5%10%
2022/2347724.713%2%13%5%11%
2021/2249022.112%2%14%6%14%
2020/2145022.913%2%12%
2018/1940124.913%2%11%4%8%
2017/1835423.916%2%14%4%9%
2016/1724224.417%3%14%4%8%

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