St Matthew's CofE Primary School

BirminghamVoluntary controlled school

Duddeston Manor Road, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 4JR

Headteacher: Miss Sonia ThompsonSchool website ↗Pupils: 204 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected January 2025
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
83%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected January 2025
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 21 January 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
83.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
21.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 86%·Writing 83%·Maths 90%All three 83%
Reading
Expected86%
Exceeding41%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected83%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected90%
Exceeding34%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
31
How many got their first choice?
29of 31 (93.5%)
How many applied in total?
84

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
76.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
69.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
96 girls, 108 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 87% (2023/24), currently 83%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1662.0%0.0%-0.4-1.3+1.4
2016/1779.0%4.0%+2.5+3.2+1.9
2017/1886.0%7.0%+0.6+1.6+0.5
2018/1971.0%4.0%+2.1-1.0+1.9
2022/2380.0%10.0%-0.5+3.3+0.5
2023/2487.0%13.0%---
2024/2583.0%21.0%---
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