St Matthew's Primary School
Community school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 628 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 660 |
| Free school meals | 14.30% |
| Local authority | Cambridgeshire |
| Address | 19 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2LD |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.stmatthews.cambs.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01223568838 |
| URN | 110750 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 11 March 2020, published 20 May 2020:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 2 April 2025, outcome: Standards maintained.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Pauls CofE VA Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Park Street CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Milton Road Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Ridgefield Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Newnham Croft Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- The Galfrid School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Cambridgeshire
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