St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Trafford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Trafford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Matthew's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Trafford for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 June 2022. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Matthew's CofE 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 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 31.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 47 of the 59 other Trafford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026: 13 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 37% met expected standard, the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Trafford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Poplar Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 9AN
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 141 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be members of St Matthew’s school.”
- “They live up to the school motto, ‘let your light shine’, and thoroughly enjoy learning with their friends.”
- “Pupils are confident learners.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects such checks are still developing.”
- “As a result, in these subjects, teachers do not have a secure understanding of how well pupils have learned the curriculum content.”
- “However, some subject leaders are new and are still developing their knowledge and expertise.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 37% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 13 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 Trafford.
- Moss Park Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Victoria Park Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Ann's RC Primary School 0.8 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Victoria Park Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- Park Road Sale Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Highfield Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wellfield Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Springfield Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published