SCHOOL PROFILE

St Matthew's CofE Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 144994
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 460 Published school capacity
Capacity used 78.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 June 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Surrey
Trust SDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 363 345 full-time · 18 part-time
Female pupils 167 46.0% of pupils
Male pupils 196 54.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.0%
2.2 pts above England
School 27.0%
Reigate and Banstead 13.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

40.2%
19.9 pts above England
School 40.2%
Reigate and Banstead 11.1%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.1%
0.1 pts above England
School 1.1%
Reigate and Banstead 2.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
32.0%
116
African
20.1%
73
Indian
16.8%
61
Any other White background
11.3%
41
Pakistani
5.2%
19
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.9% 112 of 363 pupils
10.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.9%
Reigate and Banstead 21.4%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.3% 70 pupils
England 14.8% 4.5 pts above
EHC plans 11.6% 42 pupils
England 6.0% 5.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 60
Autistic spectrum disorder 19
Moderate learning difficulty 17
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Physical disability 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Reigate and Banstead 65.9%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Reigate and Banstead 81.8%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Reigate and Banstead 74.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Reigate and Banstead 79.9%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.77%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.45 pts lower than England
School 4.77%
Reigate and Banstead 5.78%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.83%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.99 pts lower than England
School 14.83%
Reigate and Banstead 13.86%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.58%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.22 pts lower than England
School 0.58%
Reigate and Banstead 1.55%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

78.9% 9.3 pts below England
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
78.9%
Reigate and Banstead
91.9%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information