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EnglandNorth WestCumberlandCA7 3NTSt Matthew's CofE School
Primary

St Matthew's CofE School

Primary

Cumberland · Wigton · CA7 3NT www.stmatthews.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
45
cap. 56
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
45
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
45
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio14.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
-18pp
86%65%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
45
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
4%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Westnewton, Wigton, CA7 3NT
Local authority
Cumberland
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%0%86%14%71%0%71%29%86%71%106.0106.0104.011%45
2023/2475%0%88%63%75%13%100%0%100%88%113.0103.0105.012%52
2022/2344%0%78%11%67%0%78%0%67%56%102.0102.0101.0-1.10+0.20-0.2012%56
2018/1986%0%86%43%86%14%86%14%86%71%107.0103.0106.0+3.30+0.80-1.3021%52
2017/1850%0%60%10%70%0%70%0%100%70%101.0101.0102.0-2.40-0.30-0.7023%52
2016/1783%17%100%50%83%17%100%17%100%100%112.0106.0107.0+7.50-0.20+0.6018%49

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
2024/254512.911%0%4%3%9%
2023/245215.812%0%0%4%0%
2022/235614.012%0%0%6%21%
2021/225818.316%0%2%6%15%
2020/215517.213%0%2%
2018/195216.821%0%8%5%7%
2017/185216.823%0%12%4%0%
2016/174915.818%0%14%4%

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