St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe
Primary schoolSt Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe is a primary school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 144 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 4 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 94% of pupils at St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 94% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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- Highfield Middle SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, March 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)110 m
- Prudhoe West AcademyPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met190 m
- Prudhoe Community High SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, December 2023. Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional)440 m
- Prudhoe Castle First SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade650 m
- Adderlane AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, June 20251.1 km
- Ovingham Church of England First SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 20231.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Northumberland
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).