St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary schoolSt Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Bradford, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 218 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 16 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 65% of pupils at St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bradford and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Ley Top Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)210 m
- The Academy At St. JamesPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)470 m
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- Dixons Allerton AcademyAll-through. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- Beckfoot ThorntonSecondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding not met, special measures. Attainment 8 of 34.0 (2025/26, provisional)930 m
- Crossley Hall AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bradford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).