St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery AcademyWidey Court Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy and Widey Court Primary School are primary schools in Plymouth.

  • St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Widey Court Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Widey Court Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy was judged Good and Widey Court 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 54.0% for St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy and 79.0% for Widey Court Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy (65.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Widey Court Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy versus Widey Court Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PlymouthSt Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery AcademyPlymouthWidey Court Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking39th of 69 in Plymouth 25th of 69 in Plymouth Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll471 605
Capacity500 630
LocationPlymouth, PL6 5FN Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard54.0% 79.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard1.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census471 605
Free school meals (ever 6)10.0% 12.6%
English as an additional language3.0% 5.5%
SEN support14.7% 16.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% 4.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.3% 7.3% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy

Widey Court Primary School

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