St Matthew's Primary School is a primary school located in Luton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 03/07/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wenlock Street, Luton, LU2 0NJ
Website: www.stmatthewsluton.com/
Telephone: 01582723970
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Luton
Headteacher / Principal: Co Headteacher Jane Thomas
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109552

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/07/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 840
Number of Pupils: 828
Number of Boys: 432
Number of Girls: 396

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.3
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -0.8 to 1.3
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -0.8 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS 		3out of 4 804 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB 		3out of 4 1,480 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street , LU1 5EA 		3out of 4 1,591 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 Primary School
Wenlock Street , LU2 0NJ 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wenlock CofE Junior School
Beaconsfield Road , LU2 0RW 		2out of 4 1,258 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Crawley Green Infant School
Beaconsfield , LU2 0RW 		4out of 4 1,320 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
River Bank Primary School
Bath Road , LU3 1ES 		2out of 4 1,341 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Dallow Primary School
Dallow Road , LU1 1LZ 		3out of 4 1,501 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Denbigh High School
Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE 		4out of 4 1,242 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chiltern Academy
Gipsy Lane , LU1 3GF 		- not rated 1,800 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stopsley High School
St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX 		- not rated 1,878 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth School
Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG 		3out of 4 2,171 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
The Stockwood Park Academy
Rotheram Avenue , LU1 5PP 		2out of 4 2,775 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Luton Sixth Form College
Bradgers Hill Road , LU2 7EW 		- not rated 1,974 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Windmill Hill School
York Street , 		- not rated 284 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Richmond Hill School
Sunridge Avenue , LU2 7JL 		4out of 4 522 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy
15 Church Street , LU1 3JE 		- not rated 919 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Bedfordshire
Park Square , LU1 3JU 		- not rated 1,035 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)
82 - 86 Dunstable Road , LU1 1EH 		- not rated 1,215 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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