St Matthew's Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
St Matthew's Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 2 April 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2024 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- 19 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 628 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 2 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and well cared for.”
- “They are all fully integrated into the life of this school.”
- “The curriculum is broad, balanced and enriched by different trips and visitors to school.”
To improve
- “On occasion, though, teachers do not check what pupils can and cannot do effectively enough.”
- “Sometimes, pupils are ready to move on in their learning and they do not get the chance to do this as quickly as they might.”
- “On other occasions, pupils are not supported to revisit something they are unsure about more quickly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2025 (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) | 76% | 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: 67 first-preference applications, 74 offers in total, 67 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2018 to 2024, as Cambridgeshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Pauls CofE VA Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Park Street CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Milton Road Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ridgefield Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newnham Croft Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Galfrid School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published