# St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre

St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre is a primary school in Telford and Wrekin, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 291 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E123557. [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 291
- Council: Telford and Wrekin
- URN: 123557

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Some aspects not as strong, June 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong, 11 June 2025
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, 66% of pupils at St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Telford and Wrekin and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Telford and Wrekin | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/donnington-wood-cofe-voluntary-controlled-junior-school-e123473): 810 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 25% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/donnington-wood-infant-school-and-nursery-centre-e123364): 810 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023
- [Muxton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/muxton-primary-school-e123453): 1 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wrockwardine-wood-infant-school-and-nursery-e123406): 1.3 km. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024
- [New Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-road-academy-e150811): 1.5 km. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), March 2022, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 35.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wrockwardine-wood-church-of-england-junior-school-e123520): 1.6 km. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 69% 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/123557)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/123557)

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