St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Stockport
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.893 miles
Published by Stockport Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Stockport for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2023. Stockport has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Matthew's 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 2026 | 1.893 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place in 3 of the 4 years with a published Reception outcome; in 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.893 miles away.
- Reception 2026 drew 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 19% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 19% was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Stockport that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Stockport schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bowdon Street, Edgeley, Stockport, SK3 9EA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Stockport
- Pupils on roll
- 201 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 56.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning at this caring primary school.”
- “Staff forge strong, supportive relationships with pupils.”
- “Leaders take prompt and effective action to resolve any bullying issues or unkind behaviour.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, some teachers do not support pupils to recall and revisit their prior knowledge.”
- “This means that, in these subjects, some pupils sometimes struggle to recall their earlier learning.”
- “However, in some areas of learning, some staff are still developing their expertise to design learning that deepens children’s understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 September 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) | 19% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 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 Stockport.
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport 0.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Lark Hill Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Cale Green Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alexandra Park Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bridge Hall Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published