St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe

Primary · Northumberland · NE42 6EY · URN 141828

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-10-04Cohort 144Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 17

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 83 schools in Northumberland

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
94%
Northumberland 55.5%England 61%
38.5 percentage points above the area average of 55.5
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
12%
Northumberland 6.5%England 8%
5.5 percentage points above the area average of 6.5
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
111
Northumberland 104.38England 105
6.6 above the area average of 104.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
108
Northumberland 103.33England 105
4.7 above the area average of 103.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
110
Northumberland 103.53England 105
6.5 above the area average of 103.5
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
47%
Northumberland 19.6%England 32%
27.4 percentage points above the area average of 19.6
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
100%
Northumberland 68%
32 percentage points above the area average of 68
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
94%
Northumberland 67.1%
26.9 percentage points above the area average of 67.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
94%
Northumberland 66.5%
27.6 percentage points above the area average of 66.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
17
Northumberland 35
18.1 below the area average of 35.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Northumberland	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	94% Northumberland 55.5%England 61%	38.5 percentage points above the area average of 55.5	33 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	12% Northumberland 6.5%England 8%	5.5 percentage points above the area average of 6.5	4 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	111 Northumberland 104.38England 105	6.6 above the area average of 104.4	6 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	108 Northumberland 103.33England 105	4.7 above the area average of 103.3	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	110 Northumberland 103.53England 105	6.5 above the area average of 103.5	5 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	47% Northumberland 19.6%England 32%	27.4 percentage points above the area average of 19.6	15 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	100% Northumberland 68%	32 percentage points above the area average of 68	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	94% Northumberland 67.1%	26.9 percentage points above the area average of 67.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	94% Northumberland 66.5%	27.6 percentage points above the area average of 66.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	17 Northumberland 35	18.1 below the area average of 35.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Northumberland · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 22.6 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 6.3% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 15.9% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 14.6% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10.2pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 47% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 12% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 94% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 88% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe Good at its inspection on 04/10/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe is a primary school in Northumberland, postcode NE42 6EY (URN 141828).
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