St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

Bradford WestConstituency

BD15 7NEPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 218 pupils. St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is part of Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2013

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 58%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

57%

Asian

Black

14%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

218

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 218
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Jul 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.