St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Telford & Wrekin Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre is a primary school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 11 June 2025. Telford and Wrekin has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre 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 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 11 June 2025, was Some aspects not as strong; its previous graded outcome, from 6 July 2016, was Good.
- Reception 2026 drew 28 first-choice applications for 31 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 66% was the 2nd lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Telford and Wrekin that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Telford and Wrekin schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Road, Donnington Wood, Telford, TF2 7PZ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils on roll
- 291 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 11 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this warm, welcoming environment.”
- “The school fosters strong relationships with pupils and their families effectively.”
- “The 3 Rs of ‘respect, responsibility and resilience’ are understood by pupils, who show kindness and care to others.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum is not delivered consistently well in some subjects.”
- “This means that in some areas of the curriculum, pupils do not learn well enough.”
- “The quality of the curriculum is mixed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 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) | 66% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 28 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 Telford and Wrekin.
- Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Muxton Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Teagues Bridge Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St George's Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published