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EnglandEast of EnglandLutonLU2 0NJSt Matthew's Primary School
Primary

St Matthew's Primary School

Primary

Luton · Luton · LU2 0NJ www.stmatthewsluton.com/

Pupils
898
cap. 900
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
898
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
898
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLuton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
-3pp
65%56%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
1%
0pp
8%5%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
1%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
898
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
52%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Wenlock Street, Luton, LU2 0NJ
Local authority
Luton
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%1%68%22%64%1%69%17%71%72%104.0104.0104.020%898
2023/2460%1%71%25%65%1%74%24%65%77%104.0105.0106.020%833
2022/2354%5%67%19%70%6%70%26%78%79%103.0104.0105.0+0.00+1.30+2.3021%805
2018/1965%8%67%20%76%14%78%28%88%73%102.0104.0106.0-0.90+0.20+0.2015%823
2017/1846%5%58%11%68%12%62%18%73%63%100.0102.0103.0-3.50-0.70-1.8014%830
2016/1750%3%56%10%75%15%71%16%75%72%100.0103.0105.0-2.30+1.10+0.3015%834

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
2024/2589825.320%52%32%5%10%
2023/2483323.120%53%31%5%15%
2022/2380523.321%55%30%7%22%
2021/2282523.420%54%29%6%19%
2020/2182824.320%53%28%
2018/1982326.015%52%28%4%7%
2017/1883023.214%54%30%4%9%
2016/1783425.215%56%33%4%8%

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