St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Liverpool
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Liverpool City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Matthew's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 April 2024. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Matthew's Catholic 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 54 first-choice applications for 59 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 29.3% of pupils, against a middle figure of 45.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Liverpool.
- There are 17 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Liverpool.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Liverpool schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Queens Drive, Walton, Liverpool, L4 8UA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 379 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “The school fosters a sense of aspiration and entrepreneurship.”
- “For example, it encourages older pupils to help operate a tuck shop.”
- “It has also partnered with a local high school to encourage future careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects.”
To improve
- “In some areas of learning, the school has not made strong connections between the early years curriculum and national curriculum subjects.”
- “In turn, pupils do not routinely build on their prior knowledge when they move into key stage 1.”
- “However, a small number of subjects are not delivered consistently well across the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 June 2024 (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) | 57% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 54 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 Liverpool.
- Broad Square Community Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Roscoe Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pinehurst Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wellesbourne Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Leamington Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Florence Melly Community Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Monksdown Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published