# St Matthew's Primary School

St Matthew's Primary School is a primary school in Luton, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 884 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E109552. [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 884
- Council: Luton
- URN: 109552

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 20 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 57% of pupils at St Matthew's Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Luton and 62% in England.
1% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Luton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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

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

- [Lime Academy Hartwell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-academy-hartwell-e151866): 270 m. Special. Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
- [Richmond Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richmond-hill-school-e109743): 480 m. Special. Standards maintained, March 2025
- [Hart Hill Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hart-hill-nursery-school-e109418): 740 m. Nursery. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024
- [Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bury-park-educational-institute-al-hikmah-secondary-school-e134807): 1.1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Denbigh High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denbigh-high-school-e136319): 1.1 km. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), December 2023. Attainment 8 of 54.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Wenlock CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wenlock-cofe-academy-e149542): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 30% 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/109552)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/109552)

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