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St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Telford and Wrekin

Church Road, Telford, TF2 7PZ

Website 01952386260

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headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Some aspects not as strong

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.4%

18.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

291

Capacity used

Has space

86%

340 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

26 of 26 families who put it first got an offer

26

Places offered

52

Total applications

2.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2626● 100%
2nd preference120● 0%
3rd preference70● 0%
4th preference70● 0%
Total522650%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Telford and Wrekin lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Rebecca Wilson
Address
Church Road, Donnington Wood, Telford, TF2 7PZ
Phone
01952386260
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin
Ward / constituency
Donnington · The Wrekin
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
123557

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals41%——
English as additional language17%——
SEN support11%——
54% boys (156)46% girls (135)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

291 pupils · 340 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    11 June 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Some aspects not as strong
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 245 pupils

Attendance

94.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

18.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
22%
21/22
23%
22/23
19%
23/24
19%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths58%——
Higher standard15%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard66%
+4% vs England
Higher standard12%
+4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard76%
+1% vs England
Higher standard37%
+4% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard66%
-6% vs England
Greater depth15%
+2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard76%
+2% vs England
Higher standard37%
+11% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard68%
-5% vs England
Higher standard32%
+2% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard73%
-9% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

682019582023582024662025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)66%61%
Higher standard12%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Telford and Wrekin council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.