Community school · Cambridgeshire

St Matthew's Primary School

3–11Ages
628Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110750URN

19 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

127 applications for 74 places · 83rd of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

The graded inspection, 11 March 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

2 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 March 2020
Graded inspection: 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

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

127 applications · 74 places offered · 67 named it first

2026 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

This school
Cambridgeshire 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	74	127	1.7	67	0.91
Sep 2025	89	153	1.7	73	0.82
Sep 2024	90	146	1.6	90	1.00
Sep 2023	90	179	2.0	98	1.09
Sep 2022	86	178	2.1	98	1.14
Sep 2021	89	163	1.8	88	0.99
Sep 2020	88	172	2.0	89	1.01
Sep 2019	90	242	2.7	143	1.59
Sep 2018	89	190	2.1	101	1.13
Sep 2017	89	228	2.6	136	1.53
Sep 2016	88	208	2.4	97	1.10
Sep 2015	90	241	2.7	130	1.44
Sep 2014	88	216	2.5	120	1.36

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 79% · Maths 88% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%24th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	14%	110	108
2023/24	68%	13%	108	106
2022/23	73%	12%	109	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 Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Cambridge Maths School
0.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Not yet inspected
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

3.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Park Street CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School
1.4 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.2applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
Milton Road Primary School
1.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Ridgefield Primary School
1.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Hills Road Sixth Form College
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Not yet inspected

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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110750 · 873/2317
Capacity: 660 pupils · 628 on roll
Free school meals: 14.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: 19 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LD
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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