St Matthew's Primary School | School performance

76%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

646

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

646

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

646

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/03/2020

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCambridgeshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of St Matthew's Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

76%

+8pp

76%69%61%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 76%

RWM higher standard

14%

+1pp

25%19%12%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

82%

Reading higher standard

57%

Writing expected standard

79%

Writing higher standard

18%

Maths expected standard

88%

Maths higher standard

43%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

83%

SPAG higher standard

49%

Reading scaled score

110.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

109.0

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

646

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

28%

FSM eligible

15%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

19 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LD

Local authority

Cambridgeshire

Website

www.stmatthews.cambs.sch.uk/

Telephone

01223568838

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	76%	14%	82%	57%	79%	18%	88%	43%	86%	83%	110.0	108.0	109.0	—	—	—	16%	646
2023/24	68%	13%	83%	42%	73%	16%	81%	36%	81%	81%	108.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	19%	664
2022/23	73%	12%	88%	51%	80%	16%	88%	36%	89%	84%	109.0	107.0	108.0	+1.80	-1.30	+0.20	18%	666
2018/19	71%	25%	83%	51%	84%	32%	82%	48%	94%	82%	107.0	107.0	107.0	+2.90	+1.60	+1.30	15%	675
2017/18	61%	17%	84%	48%	86%	28%	70%	30%	92%	84%	108.0	105.0	107.0	+0.60	-0.40	-1.70	14%	670
2016/17	68%	5%	85%	53%	73%	8%	73%	28%	83%	87%	109.0	104.0	108.0	+4.30	-1.70	-1.30	11%	652

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	646	27.5	16%	28%	15%	5%	9%
2023/24	664	27.5	19%	27%	15%	5%	11%
2022/23	666	25.6	18%	26%	16%	5%	11%
2021/22	669	23.8	17%	25%	15%	6%	12%
2020/21	647	22.6	15%	23%	14%	—	—
2018/19	675	21.8	15%	27%	12%	4%	7%
2017/18	670	25.4	14%	26%	12%	4%	5%
2016/17	652	22.9	11%	27%	13%	4%	8%