St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy

New Hall Lane, Preston, PR1 5XB

Local ranking387th of 464 primary schools in Lancashire

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

406

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Preston St Matthew's Church of England Primary School (URN 119603) since 1 January 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 14 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Good
Early years: Requires improvement

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 42.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 68.0%
Writing (Expected): 44.0%
Maths (Expected): 67.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 74.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 104.0
Cohort Size: 57

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 456
Boys: 210 (51%)
Girls: 205 (49%)
Capacity: 406 (102% full)
SEND: 18.9%
FSM Eligible: 28.6%
EAL: 67.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.7%
SEN Support: 15.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 25.8:1
Teachers (FTE): 16.8
Budget per Pupil: £6,187/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 6.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 22.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Church of England
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

Asian Pakistani: 31.8%
White Other: 18.9%
Asian Indian: 15.3%
White British: 13.2%
Asian Other: 7.2%
Black African: 4.8%
Mixed Other: 2.6%
Other: 1.8%

31.8%

Asian Pakistani

18.9%

White Other

15.3%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01772794482

mark.mackley@cidari.co.uk

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New Hall Lane

Preston, North West

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Administrative

URN: 148904
UKPRN: 10089916
Establishment No.: 3636
Trust: CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED

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