St Matthews Church of England Academy

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

Stoke-on-TrentLocal Authority

Stoke-on-Trent SouthConstituency

ST3 7NEPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

St Matthews Church of England Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 68 pupils. St Matthews Church of England Academy is part of ST CHAD'S ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 20 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 44%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

63%

Asian

24%

Black

Mixed

10%

Any other group

Pupils

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

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: Average
Total pupils: 68
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: ST CHAD'S ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 9 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Sept 2011	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.