St Matthew's Primary School is a primary school located in Cambridge. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/09/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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19 Norfolk Street, Cambridge

School Information

Address: 19 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LD
Website: www.stmatthews.cambs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01223568838
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Anthony Davies
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110750

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/09/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 660
Number of Pupils: 647
Number of Boys: 327
Number of Girls: 320

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 1.5 to 4.3
Writing
Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0.4 to 2.9
Maths
Above Average: 1.3 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:25%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brunswick Nursery School
Young Street , CB1 2LZ
4out of 4 399 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
The Fields Nursery School
Galfrid Road , CB5 8ND
4out of 4 2,059 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Colleges Nursery School
Campkin Road , CB4 2LD
4out of 4 2,713 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Homerton Early Years Centre
Holbrook Road , CB1 7ST
4out of 4 3,124 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
19 Norfolk Street , CB1 2LD
4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Lensfield Road , CB2 1EN
4out of 4 964 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School
Coronation Street , CB2 1HJ
2out of 4 1,118 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Park Street CofE Primary School
Lower Park Street , CB5 8AR
3out of 4 1,253 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School
2 Vinery Way , CB1 3DR
2out of 4 1,553 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkside Community College
Parkside , CB1 1EH
4out of 4 439 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chesterton Community College
Gilbert Road , CB4 3NY
4out of 4 1,859 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Coleridge Community College
Radegund Road , CB1 3RJ
3out of 4 1,945 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
North Cambridge Academy
Arbury Road , Kings Hedges CB4 2JF
3out of 4 2,588 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Birdwood Road , CB1 3TD
4out of 4 2,708 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hills Road Sixth Form College
Hills Road , CB2 8PE
- not rated 2,029 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Long Road Sixth Form College
Long Road , CB2 8PX
- not rated 3,177 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge
Herbert House , 57 Warkworth Terrace CB1 1EE
- not rated 328 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Sancton Wood School
2 St Pauls Road , CB1 2EZ
- not rated 863 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St. Andrew's College Cambridge
13 Station Road , CB1 2JB
- not rated 1,161 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Stephen Perse Foundation
Stephen Perse Foundation , Union Road CB2 1HF
- not rated 1,171 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Heritage School
17 - 19 Brookside , CB2 1JE
- not rated 1,308 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.