St Matthew's CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address St Matthew's C of E Primary School
South Street
Enfield
EN3 4LA
Phone 02088041666
Reference Number 102054

St Matthew’s CofE Primary School is performing well overall, with a rating of good in all key areas, including the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The school fosters a strong sense of community, supported by its Christian ethos, and pupils experience positive relationships and a safe environment. They engage actively in lessons and extracurricular activities, showing a good attitude towards their learning and contributing positively to their community.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 193
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.15%
Girls: 52.85%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 44.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 34.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 14 26
2 13 15 28
3 12 17 29
4 12 17 29
5 15 15 30
6 16 13 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 33.2%
White, Other 15.5%
Caribbean 11.9%
White, British 9.8%
Unclassified 6.2%
Mixed, Other 3.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.1%
Indian 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.6%
White & Asian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 11 Jul 2023
Date Report
11 Jul 2023 School inspection:
30 Jan 2018 Short inspection
17 Jun 2014 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
29 Apr 2009 Full inspection:
20 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
22 Nov 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong sense of community through embedded Christian values
  • Pupils feel safe and are happy at school
  • Ambitious curriculum with a focus on key knowledge in some subjects
  • Effective reading interventions for pupils who need extra support
  • High expectations of pupil behaviour leading to a positive learning environment

Areas for Improvement

  • Important knowledge and skills in some subjects have not been clearly identified

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2
Writing -1
Maths 1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 9 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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