Voluntary aided school · Sandwell

St Matthew's CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
470Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
104000URN

Windmill Lane, Smethwick, B66 3LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

101 applications for 60 places · 65th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
25 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Sandwell median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

101 applications · 60 places offered · 61 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 2.8; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 2.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.6

This school
Sandwell median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	101	1.7	61	1.02
Sep 2025	48	63	1.3	43	0.90
Sep 2024	51	78	1.5	50	0.98
Sep 2023	43	64	1.5	43	1.00
Sep 2022	44	70	1.6	41	0.93
Sep 2021	44	72	1.6	43	0.98
Sep 2020	34	58	1.7	33	0.97
Sep 2019	46	87	1.9	45	0.98
Sep 2018	36	62	1.7	36	1.00
Sep 2017	46	59	1.3	33	0.72
Sep 2016	30	84	2.8	40	1.33
Sep 2015	30	67	2.2	40	1.33
Sep 2014	30	64	2.1	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 81% · Maths 80% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%19th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	12%	105	106
2023/24	78%	10%	107	107
2022/23	63%	13%	104	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Victoria Park Primary
0.3 km · Sandwell

Good2023

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Sandwell

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Cape Primary School
0.5 km · Sandwell

Good2023

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Shireland Hall Primary Academy
0.7 km · Sandwell

2026

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Shireland Technology Primary
0.9 km · Sandwell

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Crocketts Community Primary School
1.0 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
City Road Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Foundry
1.1 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104000 · 333/3403
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 464 pupils · 470 on roll
Free school meals: 41.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Windmill Lane, Smethwick, B66 3LX
Local authority: Sandwell

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources