St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

About St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

St Matthew’s Church of England Primary School sits within the Blackburn with Darwen local authority, where it ranks 35th out of 52 primary schools on the key stage 2 expected standard measure. That places it in the bottom half of the LA, with a score of 54 compared to the local average of 59. The top-performing peers in the area are The Olive School, Blackburn, followed by Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary and St Gabriel’s Church of England Primary School, all of which post significantly higher ranking scores. For families weighing up options in this corner of the North West, St Matthew’s is a solidly mid-table choice — not the highest-achieving in the borough, but one that has shown clear improvement in its most recent Ofsted inspection. The school is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary for children aged 4 to 11, with a Church of England character and headteacher Julian Rogers at the helm. It currently has 271 pupils on roll, just shy of its capacity of 280, and 30.3 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals.

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