SCHOOL PROFILE

St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 123557
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 340 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

11 June 2025
Latest published outcome Some aspects not as strong
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Telford and Wrekin
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 291 271 full-time · 20 part-time
Female pupils 135 46.4% of pupils
Male pupils 156 53.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.5%
13.7 pts above England
School 38.5%
Telford and Wrekin 27.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

18.2%
2.1 pts below England
School 18.2%
Telford and Wrekin 16.5%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Telford and Wrekin 1.3%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
62.5%
182
Any other White background
10.7%
31
African
9.3%
27
White and Black Caribbean
4.5%
13
Indian
2.7%
8
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.5% 45 of 291 pupils
5.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.5%
Telford and Wrekin 22.1%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.1% 41 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts below
EHC plans 1.4% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 26
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 6
Speech, language & communication 5
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
Telford and Wrekin 62.6%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Telford and Wrekin 73.0%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

66.0%

4.3 pts below England

School 66.0%
Telford and Wrekin 72.1%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
Telford and Wrekin 72.9%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.61%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.61 pts lower than England
School 5.61%
Telford and Wrekin 5.77%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.78%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.96 pts higher than England
School 18.78%
Telford and Wrekin 14.62%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.41%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.40 pts lower than England
School 0.41%
Telford and Wrekin 1.66%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

85.6% 2.6 pts below England
St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre
85.6%
Telford and Wrekin
92.1%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information