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EnglandEast of EnglandIpswichIP1 2AXSt Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Primary

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich

Primary

Ipswich · Ipswich · IP1 2AX http://www.stmatthewsprimary.co.uk

Pupils
404
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
404
Pupils · 2024/25
60%
EAL · 2024/25
35%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
404
Pupils · 2024/25
60%
EAL · 2024/25
35%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
47%
-8pp
55%51%47%
'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
RWM higher standard
2%
-3pp
5%4%2%
'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
57%
Reading higher standard
9%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
404
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
60%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
35%

Contact

Address
Portman Road, Ipswich, IP1 2AX
Local authority
Suffolk
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
2024/2547%2%57%9%69%7%60%10%74%60%102.0102.0103.011%404
2023/2455%5%82%32%57%5%80%20%68%71%108.0106.0106.015%415
2022/2351%5%67%18%56%7%68%11%74%65%104.0104.0105.0+1.80+1.20+2.5018%415

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
2024/2540420.211%60%36%9%35%
2023/2441524.415%60%41%10%36%
2022/2341522.718%58%40%10%39%
2021/2240623.019%56%34%9%34%
2020/2140223.518%56%26%

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