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St Matthias Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Wordsworth Road, London N16 8DD · st-matthias.hackney.sch.uk · 020 7254 1148
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hackney 76%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 191
- 80% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 67.9%
- First language not English
- 62.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 17 | 14 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 11 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 17 | 14 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | 10 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Hackney it was 76%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Matthias Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 17
- 10% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied