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SCHOOL PROFILE

St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery

Primary Academy converter URN 151462
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 444 Published school capacity
Capacity used 76.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

6 June 2023
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
Published 18 July 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Bradford
Trust BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 338 322 full-time · 16 part-time
Female pupils 167 49.4% of pupils
Male pupils 171 50.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.7%
6.9 pts above England
School 31.7%
Bradford 31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

53.6%
33.3 pts above England
School 53.6%
Bradford 33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bradford 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
46.2%
156
White British
13.9%
47
White and Asian
8.9%
30
African
6.2%
21
Unclassified
5.3%
18
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
17
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 16.9% 57 of 338 pupils
4.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.9%
Bradford 21.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.1% 41 pupils
England 14.8% 2.7 pts below
EHC plans 4.7% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 21
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Hearing impairment 3
Physical disability 2

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

76.1% 12.1 pts below England
St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
76.1%
Bradford
89.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
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