St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Primary schoolSt Matthew's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Sandwell, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 470 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 10 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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, 71% of pupils at St Matthew's CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Sandwell and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sandwell | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 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- Elm Tree Primary AcademySpecial. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade190 m
- Victoria Park PrimaryPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)320 m
- St Philip's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
- Cape Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)460 m
- Shireland Hall Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- Shireland Technology PrimaryPrimary. Outstanding (overall), October 2023. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sandwell
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).