St Matthew's Primary SchoolSt Philip's CofE Aided Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Matthew's Primary School and St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School are primary schools in Cambridge.

  • St Matthew's Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Matthew's Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Matthew's Primary School was judged Good and St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 76.0% for St Matthew's Primary School and 26.0% for St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Matthew's Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 26.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Matthew's Primary School versus St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeSt Matthew's Primary SchoolCambridgeSt Philip's CofE Aided Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking82nd of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure135th of 210 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll628 198
Capacity660 315
LocationCambridge, CB1 2LD Cambridge, CB1 3DR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard76.0% Stronger figure26.0% 62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census646 227
Free school meals (ever 6)15.1% 31.7%
English as an additional language28.2% 53.3%
SEN support13.3% 14.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% Stronger figure5.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.1% Stronger figure16.0% 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.

St Matthew's Primary School

St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School

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