St Matthias Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2020
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hackney Council · offers on 16 April 2020
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2020 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Matthias Church of England Primary School is a primary school in London, Hackney for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 June 2023. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2020 entry.
St Matthias Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 80% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hackney.
- Reception 2026 entry drew 14 first-choice applications for 17 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception in 2026, 7 of the 27 applications (26%) came from families living outside Hackney, and 3 offers went to them.
- 67.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 37.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hackney.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hackney schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wordsworth Road, London, N16 8DD
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 191 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 67.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 June 2023
Strengths
- “This is a happy and friendly school filled with lots of positive energy.”
- “Pupils are kind and support each other, such as in warmly welcoming new arrivals.”
- “Pupils said that adults take good care of them.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, approaches used to help pupils retrieve and remember knowledge are not routinely sharp enough.”
- “This means that, sometimes, pupils do not remember long-term essential subject-specific knowledge.”
- “In these instances, pupils’ achievement is not as strong as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 80% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hackney.
- Princess May Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Grasmere Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shacklewell Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Halley House School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Betty Layward Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- William Patten Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published