St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
Saffron Drive, Allerton, Bradford, BD15 7NE
This school is closed (it closed in April 2023).
It was replaced by St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Whitehead
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 107336
- Local authority
- Bradford
About this school
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Bradford. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 230 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 |
| Writing progress | -1.20 |
| Maths progress | +0.80 |
How St Matthew's Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.3% | 29.1% | 230 | — |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 65% | 5.3% | 29.7% | 218 | 0.0 miles |
| Ley Top Primary School | 40% | 6.9% | 51.7% | 338 | 0.1 miles |
| The Academy At St. James | 49% | 6.1% | 48.2% | 310 | 0.3 miles |
| Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery | 42% | 7.3% | 31.4% | 426 | 0.3 miles |
| Crossley Hall Primary School | 33% | 7.5% | 34.1% | 644 | 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.1%
- English as an additional language
- 22.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 24.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Ley Top Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
The Academy At St. James0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Crossley Hall Primary School0.9 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 year groups does St Matthew's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Bradford.
- Has St Matthew's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Matthew's Catholic Primary School 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 big is St Matthew's Catholic Primary School?
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School had 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are St Matthew's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Matthew's Catholic 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 11 September 2023.