St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Redhill, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Matthew's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Redhill, Surrey for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 June 2022. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility is 27% and pupils per teacher 15.8, against middle figures of 13.1% and 21.6 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey.
- Reception 2026 drew 48 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 12 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 67% was the 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Linkfield Lane, Redhill, RH1 1JF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 363 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 June 2022
Strengths
- “This is a school where everyone, pupils and staff alike, ‘aim high’.”
- “Staff hold high aspirations for all.”
- “Every pupil, however long they stay, is greeted warmly and becomes an integral part of this thriving and close-knit community.”
To improve
- “Results over time in phonics and the multiplication check show that pupils have not attained highly enough.”
- “However, occasionally, misconceptions are not spotted quickly enough in lessons.”
- “However, there remains a little variation in the consistency of phonics teaching.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (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) | 67% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 48 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 Surrey.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wray Common Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hatchlands Primary 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Earlswood Infant and Nursery School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St John's Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Reigate Parish Church Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Earlswood Junior School 1.1 mi Good