St Matthew's Primary School, Cambridge

In its own words: "These are our school aims and values. They are important to us. These were developed by the children, parents, staff and governors through various meetings, lessons and school assemblies. They set out what we are trying to achieve together as a school community and how we want to achieve this."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at St Matthew's Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 83% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 67 families put St Matthew's Primary School as their first choice and 127 named it as one of their preferences, for 74 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 Primary School are St Alban's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, 90% reading, 93% maths); St Pauls CofE VA Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 62% maths); Park Street CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 89% reading, 89% maths); and St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths).

St Matthew's Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

177 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Matthew's Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 77% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (77%).

13.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 27.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (36%), Mixed (14%) and Asian (11%).

In 2026, 74 pupils (11.8%) received SEN support and 15 (2.4%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Cambridge Rail Station, about 1180 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grafton Centre (bay d), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 905 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Matthew's Primary School issued 24 suspensions, 3.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Matthew's Primary School are Parkside Community College (0.2 miles), Chesterton Community College (1.1 miles), Coleridge Community College (1.1 miles) and North Cambridge Academy (1.5 miles).