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St Matthew's School, Westminster
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
18 Old Pye Street, Westminster, London SW1P 2DG · stmwschool.org.uk · 020 7504 0500
On the mapSearch near SW1P 2DG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Westminster 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Westminster Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 99
- 47% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.9%
- First language not English
- 40.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Westminster Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 2 families put the school first and 2 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 16 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Westminster it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Matthew's School, Westminster was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 23
- 13% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 61% who had a child bullied