St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School, Rugby

Ofsted's report card from its 9 September 2026 inspection grades St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 2 expected standard and 5 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have a secure understanding of pupils' attendance."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders are refining the personal development curriculum to ensure that it includes all of the key knowledge that pupils need to learn, know and remember."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Too many pupils do not secure the knowledge and skills they need to be ready for the next stage of their education."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The school is determined that pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve well."

Early years - Needs attention. "Children get off to a positive start in the early years."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "Leaders place considerable emphasis on providing care and pastoral support for pupils who have barriers to their learning or wellbeing."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Staff feel valued and appreciate the support that leaders provide for their wellbeing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff consistently provide pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities work and support that is well matched to their individual stages of learning"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers use accurate knowledge of pupils' starting points to build securely on what pupils already know, understand and can do"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers use assessment information effectively to identify when pupils need further support. They should ensure that this information is used to adapt teaching and inform subsequent learning"; "Leaders should ensure that assessment information from the end of the early years foundation stage is used to inform Year 1 learning, enabling pupils to make a smooth and effective transition"; "Leaders should ensure that the school's improvement priorities are sharply focused. Actions taken to bring about improvements should be reviewed regularly, including by governors, so their impact can be measured effectively. Governors should continue to develop their understanding of the school's performance measures in order to hold leaders to account more effectively".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, basketball, dance, choir, chess, STEM, cooking and art.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 6pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 56% in reading and 53% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School as their first choice and 79 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School are Oakfield Primary Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 79% reading, 77% maths); St Marie's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, 77% reading, 68% maths); St Oswald's CofE Academy (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 72% reading, 59% maths); and Rokeby Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 65% reading, 74% maths).

St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

34.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (53%), Asian (9%) and Black (9%).

In 2026, 37 pupils (18.6%) received SEN support and 17 (8.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 9 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Rugby Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westfield Road (opposite), 180 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 250 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School are Harris Church of England Academy (0.5 miles), Lawrence Sheriff School (0.8 miles), Rugby Free Secondary School (0.9 miles) and The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College (1 mile).