St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School demonstrates overall good performance across all assessed areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. Pupils are happy and enjoy learning in a caring environment where strong relationships are forged between staff and students. There is an ambitious curriculum in place that facilitates effective learning, although there are minor areas for improvement regarding the reinforcement of prior knowledge in specific subjects and the need for some staff in early years to deepen children's learning experiences.

Strengths

• Strong, supportive relationships between staff and pupils
• Effective leadership and management with high expectations
• Pupils generally behave well and respond positively to behaviour policies
• Ambitious curriculum design with well-trained subject leaders
• Focus on early reading and effective phonics teaching
• Pupils value diversity and learn about different cultures
• Strong culture of safeguarding and effective action on welfare concerns

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, pupils lack opportunities to revisit and embed earlier learning
• Some early years staff need further expertise to deepen children's knowledge

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Matthew's Church of England Primary School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.2% of pupils at St Matthew's Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Matthew's Church of England Primary School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 28.9% of pupils at St Matthew's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Matthew's Church of England Primary School received £8,543 and spent £8,476 for each of its 191 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £95,000 (£498 per pupil).

Across all 27 schools of Chester Diocesan Academies Trust, income was £6,299 and spending £6,313 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Matthew's Church of England Primary School is part of Chester Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 32 schools. The nearest others:

• Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School Stockport
• St George's CofE Primary School Hyde
• Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Hyde
• Broadbottom Church of England Primary School Hyde
• Mottram CofE Primary School Hyde
• St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge Stalybridge
• Little Bollington CofE Primary School Altrincham
• Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School Macclesfield
• St Thomas' CofE Primary School Warrington
• Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School Warrington

What is St Matthew's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Matthew's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was St Matthew's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does St Matthew's Church of England Primary School have?

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School has 201 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Matthew's Church of England Primary School cover?

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Matthew's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 19% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Matthew's Church of England Primary School?

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School is at Bowdon Street, Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 9EA.