OFSTED
14 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
415
389 full-time ·
26 part-time
Female pupils
205
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
210
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.9 pts
above England
School
28.7%
Preston
25.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
53.0 pts
above England
School
73.3%
Preston
31.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Preston
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
29.4%
122
Any other White background
20.2%
84
Indian
14.0%
58
White British
10.6%
44
Any other Asian background
9.2%
38
African
5.1%
21
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.3%
80 of
415 pupils
1.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.2 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
42.0%
18.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Reading
5.8 pts below England
School
68.0%
Preston
72.0%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
44.0%
Writing
26.3 pts below England
School
44.0%
Preston
68.0%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
Preston
72.3%
North West
71.7%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.68%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.46 pts
higher than
England
School
6.68%
Preston
6.27%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.40%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.58 pts
higher than
England
School
22.40%
Preston
15.79%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.34%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.54 pts
higher than
England
School
2.34%
Preston
1.85%
North West
1.75%
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
102.2%
14.0 pts
above England
St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy
102.2%
Preston
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.