Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 11 March 2025
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
94%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
187 responses up to 1 September 2025 · 18% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
95% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
95% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
94% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
64% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
83% agreeOfsted last inspected St Matthew Academy on 11 March 2025 and did not give an overall grade, as single-word grades ended in September 2024.
No. Distance only counts when St Matthew Academy has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Roman Catholic school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
St Matthew Academy had 1,063 pupils aged 4 to 16 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 1,650. It is a mixed school with no sixth form, so students move on at 16.