St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
Ivy House Road, Bradford, BD5 8FG
This school is closed (it closed in February 2025).
It was replaced by St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Acting Headteacher
- Ms Linda Hillier
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 444
- Pupils on roll
- 376
- URN
- 107303
- Local authority
- Bradford
About this school
St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Bradford. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 376 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 55 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 53% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 60% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 73% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 69% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 423 |
| 2024/25 | 376 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7% | 30.8% | 376 | — |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | 338 | 0.0 miles |
| Bankfoot Primary School | 83% | 4.7% | 21.5% | 247 | 0.4 miles |
| Bowling Park Primary School | 71% | 5.1% | 44.2% | 615 | 0.5 miles |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | 52% | 6.4% | 45.7% | 460 | 0.6 miles |
| Marshfield Primary | 80% | 4.1% | 29.5% | 442 | 0.7 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)
- 30.79%
- English as an additional language
- 53.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.03%
- Persistent absence
- 24.05%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Bankfoot Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Bowling Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St Stephen's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Marshfield Primary0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Atlas Community Primary School Primary
- Bankfoot Primary School Primary
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary Primary
- Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Blakehill Primary School Primary
- Bowling Park Primary School Primary
- Brackenhill Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Carlton Mills Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery teach?
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Bradford.
- Has St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery?
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery had 376 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery'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 7 July 2025.