St Matthew's CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Smethwick. 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 29/02/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Windmill Lane, Smethwick, B66 3LX
Website: www.stmatthews-primary.co.uk
Telephone: 01215581651
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Fiona Deakin
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104000

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 330
Number of Pupils: 352
Number of Boys: 178
Number of Girls: 174

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.9
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 1.9 to 5.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Windmill Lane , B66 3LX
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Victoria Park Primary
Ballot Street , B66 3HH
4out of 4 350 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
Messenger Road , B66 3DU
3out of 4 490 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cape Primary School
Cape Hill , B66 4SH
2out of 4 501 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Shireland Hall Primary Academy
Montague Road , B66 4PW
4out of 4 738 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Waterloo Road , B66 4ND
4out of 4 1,003 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
George Dixon Academy
Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD
3out of 4 1,778 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holyhead School
Milestone Lane , Handsworth B21 0HN
4out of 4 1,892 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Paul's School for Girls
Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL
4out of 4 2,234 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Sandwell Academy
Halfords Lane , B71 4LG
4out of 4 2,268 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy
49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ
- not rated 2,525 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Regis Academy
8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA
- not rated 1,409 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Myles Academy
Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD
- not rated 1,520 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
V.A.S.E Academy
Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA
- not rated 2,051 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Orion School
14246 , Western Road B18 7QD
- not rated 2,154 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hamilton School
Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH
4out of 4 2,164 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.