St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Liverpool. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 114th-highest of the 177 schools in Liverpool with published results, and 10,359th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Liverpool (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School in detail
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Please see the comments made by Governors, Visitors, Parents and Children of their experiences at the school. “We have had a wonderful time visiting St Matthew’s. Everyone was so friendly and helpful. Thank you for such a wonderful experience!” - Altru “It’s a lovely school, warm + welcoming and feels sad to leave.” - Nicola, Family Support Worker"
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am.
Coming up: an open day on Friday 18 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Liverpool
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at St Matthew's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 93% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 54 families put St Matthew's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 100 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Matthew's Catholic Primary School are Broad Square Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 82% maths); Roscoe Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 57% reading, 75% maths); Pinehurst Primary School (0.6 miles); and Pinehurst Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 51% reading, 51% maths).
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Broad Square Community Primary SchoolRoscoe Primary SchoolPinehurst Primary SchoolPinehurst Primary School
Who goes there
10.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 102 pupils (26.9%) received SEN support and 22 (5.8%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Rice Lane Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Townsend Avenue (adjacent), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Matthew's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 3rd decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Matthew's Catholic Primary School issued 53 suspensions, 13.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Matthew's Catholic Primary School are Holly Lodge Girls' College (0.9 miles), West Derby School (0.9 miles), Dixons Croxteth Academy (1.3 miles) and St John Bosco Arts College (1.4 miles).
Holly Lodge Girls' CollegeWest Derby SchoolDixons Croxteth AcademySt John Bosco Arts College
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
29.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 93% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 72% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.9
Avg class size
25.8
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
12
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Liverpool
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Matthew's Catholic Primary School.
- Tuebrook Kids Club910m away · Ofsted: Good
Term dates
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Liverpool's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Matthew's Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Matthew's Catholic Primary School is in Liverpool; for families living there:
- Liverpool's school travel policy: this document : Home to School Transport Policy 2026-27
- How to apply: Apply for a travel pass
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 53
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 13
- Children hurt
- 13
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 53 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 13 serious and 40 slight.
13 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
400 pupils
420 places
20 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Liverpool
Across Liverpool council
Places available
5,870
Applications
4,736
Got 1st preference
88.6%
Got preferred school
97.3%
All primary applications across Liverpool council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
102
SEN Support
22
EHC Plans
32.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
379
Total Pupils
197
Boys
182
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
24
Teachers
15.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,866
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,462
Per pupil
£2394k
Total funding
£127k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
16.2%
Persistent absence
371
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Matthew's Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Matthew's Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 67% did so in maths.
What is St Matthew's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2010 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for St Matthew's Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Matthew's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Liverpool allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Matthew's Catholic Primary School?
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at St Matthew's Catholic Primary School?
Classes at St Matthew's Catholic Primary School average 27.9 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to St Matthew's Catholic Primary School?
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School has around 379 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Matthew's Catholic Primary School?
5.1% of sessions were missed at St Matthew's Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 16.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Matthew's Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Liverpool's coordinated admissions process, naming St Matthew's Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Matthew's Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St Matthew's Catholic Primary School: Tuebrook Kids Club (910m away, rated Good by Ofsted).
How many road collisions happen near St Matthew's Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 53 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 13 serious and 40 slight. 13 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Matthew's Catholic Primary School?
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School is at Queens Drive, Walton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L4 8UA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)