St Matthew's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Bradford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 19/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Saffron Drive, Bradford, BD15 7NE
Website: www.stmatthewscatholic.co.uk
Telephone: 01274541737
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Katy Cox
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107336

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 250
Number of Pupils: 235
Number of Boys: 113
Number of Girls: 122

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.5
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.8
Maths
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.3 to 4.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre
Washington Street , Girlington BD8 9QW
4out of 4 2,328 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School
Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD
4out of 4 3,036 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
Saffron Drive , Allerton BD15 7NE
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Ley Top Primary School
Avenel Road , Allerton BD15 7PQ
3out of 4 225 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Academy At St. James
Chelwood Drive , Allerton BD15 7YD
1out of 4 515 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery
Garforth Street , Allerton BD15 7HB
2out of 4 563 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Crossley Hall Primary School
Thornton Road , BD8 0HJ
3out of 4 1,565 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beckfoot Thornton
Leaventhorpe Lane , Thornton BD13 3BH
2out of 4 1,018 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Thorn Lane , Heaton BD9 6AL
3out of 4 2,388 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Thorn Lane , Bingley Road BD9 6NA
3out of 4 2,502 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Dixons Kings Academy
Northside Road , BD7 2AN
4out of 4 2,590 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College
Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ
2out of 4 3,057 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dixons Allerton Academy
Rhodesway , BD8 0DH
3out of 4 715 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Squire Lane , BD9 6RB
1out of 4 1,847 yd Free schools No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hazelbeck Special School
Wagon Lane , BD16 1EE
4out of 4 833 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chellow Heights Special School
Thorn Lane , Bingley Road BD9 6AL
3out of 4 2,315 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
High Park School
Thorn Lane , Heaton BD9 6RY
1out of 4 2,425 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria
Thornton View Road , Clayton BD14 6JX
- not rated 2,710 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Prism Independent School
Walker Drive , Girlington BD8 9ES
- not rated 2,822 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.