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EnglandWest MidlandsSandwellB66 3LXSt Matthew's CofE Primary School
Primary

St Matthew's CofE Primary School

Primary

Sandwell · Smethwick · B66 3LX www.stmatthews-primary.co.uk

Pupils
459
cap. 464
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
459
Pupils · 2024/25
65%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
459
Pupils · 2024/25
65%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySandwell
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Matthew's CofE Primary School · Primary · Sandwell

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
-7pp
78%70%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
12%
+2pp
13%9%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
459
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
65%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Windmill Lane, Smethwick, B66 3LX
Local authority
Sandwell
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
2024/2571%12%75%31%81%14%80%24%81%83%105.0106.0108.015%459
2023/2478%10%83%36%88%17%86%31%85%88%107.0107.0110.013%461
2022/2363%13%69%19%72%16%88%34%81%88%104.0107.0108.0-1.00+0.60+2.3010%416
2018/1976%10%76%10%90%17%90%31%83%86%104.0108.0108.0+1.10+2.90+3.9010%316
2017/1861%4%71%14%79%18%71%14%82%89%104.0105.0108.0-0.90+1.40+0.708%288
2016/1742%6%42%16%77%23%77%13%81%74%101.0103.0105.0-2.40+3.60-0.3014%255

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
2024/2545915.715%65%42%4%9%
2023/2446118.613%58%41%4%11%
2022/2341619.210%64%43%5%13%
2021/2239018.49%64%37%4%12%
2020/2135216.510%65%38%
2018/1931620.510%66%32%3%5%
2017/1828817.98%61%35%3%3%
2016/1725518.414%59%38%3%5%

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