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St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre

  • 3–11Ages
  • 291Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 123557URN

Church Road, Donnington Wood, Telford, TF2 7PZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJul 2016
Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Jun 2025
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.8per place
0.5 below Telford and Wrekin median (2.3)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Telford and Wrekin

57 applications for 31 places · 35th of 46 in Telford and Wrekin
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
66%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJul 2016
Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

Inspection history

  1. 11 June 2025
    Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong
  2. 6 July 2016
    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
1.8applications per place, Reception
0.5 below Telford and Wrekin median (2.3) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

57 applications · 31 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.8; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.3
  2. 2025 2.0; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.1
  3. 2024 1.9; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.0
  4. 2023 1.5; Telford and Wrekin median median 1.7
  5. 2022 1.4; Telford and Wrekin median median 1.7
  6. 2021 1.2; Telford and Wrekin median median 1.8
  7. 2020 1.5; Telford and Wrekin median median 1.7
  8. 2019 1.3; Telford and Wrekin median median 1.6
  9. 2018 1.5; Telford and Wrekin median median 1.5
  10. 2017 1.1; Telford and Wrekin median median 1.7
  11. 2016 2.0; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.2
  12. 2015 2.0; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.2
  13. 2014 2.3; Telford and Wrekin median median 2.3
More applications per place than the Telford and Wrekin median in 0 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Telford and Wrekin 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202631571.8280.90
Sep 202526522.0261.00
Sep 202431581.9311.00
Sep 202338551.5381.00
Sep 202233451.4331.00
Sep 202134411.2320.94
Sep 202034501.5320.94
Sep 201936451.3350.97
Sep 201840581.5451.13
Sep 201737401.1330.89
Sep 201640792.0421.05
Sep 201537722.0360.97
Sep 201440902.3511.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 66% · Maths 76% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%20th of 40 in Telford and Wrekin
Reading
Expected standard76%
Higher standard37%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard66%
Greater depth15%
Maths
Expected standard76%
Higher standard37%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Telford and Wrekin median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2566%12%106105
2023/2458%15%104105
2022/2358%5%105105

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

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  • Strong standard
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  • 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
123557 · 894/3358
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
340 pupils · 291 on roll
Free school meals
41.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Church Road, Donnington Wood, Telford, TF2 7PZ
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin

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