St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
About the school
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School is an open primary school in Blackburn with Darwen.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 January 2026
- Published
- 2 March 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 53%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 63%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 3%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 61%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 75%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 53%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 72%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 61%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 77%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 68%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 77%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 42%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 33%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 63%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 81%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 109
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
271
Girls
47.60%
Boys
52.40%
SEN support
22.88%
Education, health and care plan
6.27%
English as an additional language
97.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
31.00%
Overall absence
4.57
Persistent absence
6.05