# St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

St 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.

Primary school. Code E148478. [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 218
- Council: Bradford
- URN: 148478

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Ley Top Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ley-top-primary-school-e107241): 210 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Academy At St. James](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-academy-at-st-james-e143847): 470 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beckfoot-allerton-primary-school-and-nursery-e143092): 510 m. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Dixons Allerton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dixons-allerton-academy-e135866): 660 m. All-through. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Beckfoot Thornton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beckfoot-thornton-e143114): 930 m. Secondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding not met, special measures. Attainment 8 of 34.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Crossley Hall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crossley-hall-academy-e146581): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148478)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148478)

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