St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Duddeston Manor Road, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 4JR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Sonia Thompson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Birmingham
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 103404
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213591602
About this school
St Matthew's CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Matthew's CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 87% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 13% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 90% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 97% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Matthew's CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Matthew's CofE Primary School compares
St Matthew's CofE Primary School ranked 20th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 5% | 72.6% | 196 | — |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 211 | 0.3 miles |
| Cromwell Junior and Infant School | 97% | 3.5% | 83.3% | 238 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 3.8% | 74.7% | 182 | 0.5 miles |
| Adderley Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 60.7% | 328 | 0.8 miles |
| Aston Tower Community Primary School | 73% | 7.7% | 64.8% | 326 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72.55%
- English as an additional language
- 74.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 9.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Cromwell Junior and Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Adderley Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Aston Tower Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
St Matthew's CofE Primary School ranks 16th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Matthew's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Matthew's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Matthew's CofE Primary School is Miss Sonia Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Matthew's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Matthew's CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Matthew's CofE Primary School?
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Matthew's CofE Primary School full?
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 196 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Matthew's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Matthew's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Matthew's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Matthew's CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Matthew's CofE Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Matthew's CofE Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Matthew's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Matthew's CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School ranked 20th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Matthew's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Matthew's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Matthew's CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.