# St Matthews Church of England Academy

St Matthews Church of England Academy is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 68 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E140299. [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 68
- Council: Stoke-on-Trent
- URN: 140299

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 24 February 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- 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, 56% of pupils at St Matthews Church of England Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Stoke-on-Trent and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 104 | 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.

- [Meir Heath Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meir-heath-academy-e143350): 710 m. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ormiston Meridian Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-meridian-academy-e142186): 1.6 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Augustine's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-academy-e140296): 1.7 km. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sandon Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandon-primary-academy-e140872): 1.8 km. Primary. School remains Outstanding, June 2024. 61% 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/140299)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140299)

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-church-of-england-academy-e140299, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-church-of-england-academy-e140299#sc-results.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-church-of-england-academy-e140299