Princess May Primary SchoolSt Matthias Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Princess May Primary School and St Matthias Church of England Primary School are primary schools in London.

  • Princess May Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Matthias Church of England Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Princess May Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Princess May Primary School was judged Good and St Matthias Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 70.0% for Princess May Primary School and 80.0% for St Matthias Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Princess May Primary School (81.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Matthias Church of England Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Princess May Primary School versus St Matthias Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonPrincess May Primary SchoolLondonSt Matthias Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking23rd of 50 in Hackney Stronger figure45th of 50 in Hackney
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll198 191
Capacity420 240
LocationLondon, N16 8DF London, N16 8DD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard70.0% 80.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% 10.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census210 160
Free school meals (ever 6)48.7% 67.5%
English as an additional language63.3% 46.3%
SEN support7.6% 26.9%
SEN with an EHC plan6.2% 8.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.4% 6.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence20.6% Stronger figure22.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Princess May Primary School

St Matthias Church of England Primary School

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