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Schools similar to St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich

Suffolk · ages 4 to 11 · URN 146229

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1The Linden Academy

Luton · ages 4 to 11 · URN137324

427 pupils / 407 at St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich2025/26 · Academic year

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The Linden AcademySt Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Free school meals34.2% / 33.4%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English52.2% / 61.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND11.24% / 9.83%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.8 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 9.5 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.41 percentage points higher
  • 20 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 18 June 2024 · published 15 July 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.02486. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00360.
  • First language other than English: difference 9.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.02375.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.41 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00283.
  • Total pupils: difference 20 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00468.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

2Hurst Drive Primary School

Hertfordshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN117180

399 pupils / 407 at St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich2025/26 · Academic year

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Hurst Drive Primary SchoolSt Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Free school meals31.1% / 33.4%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English55.9% / 61.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND14.29% / 9.83%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 5.8 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 4.46 percentage points higher
  • 8 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.02573. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01035.
  • First language other than English: difference 5.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01450.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.46 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00892.
  • Total pupils: difference 8 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00197.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

3Shackleton Primary School

Bedford · ages 4 to 11 · URN144545

487 pupils / 407 at St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich2025/26 · Academic year

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Shackleton Primary SchoolSt Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Free school meals34.1% / 33.4%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English59.1% / 61.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND21.15% / 9.83%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.7 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 2.6 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 11.32 percentage points higher
  • 80 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 27 January 2026 · published 12 March 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard

  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 28 September 2021 · published 10 November 2021 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.02872. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00315.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00650.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 11.32 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.02264.
  • Total pupils: difference 80 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01643.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4Pirton Hill Primary School

Luton · ages 4 to 11 · URN109574

392 pupils / 407 at St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich2025/26 · Academic year

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Pirton Hill Primary SchoolSt Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Free school meals35.5% / 33.4%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English62% / 61.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND22.96% / 9.83%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.1 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 13.13 percentage points higher
  • 15 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 20 January 2026 · published 15 March 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard

  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 4 May 2022 · published 29 June 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.03015. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00945.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00075.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 13.13 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.02626.
  • Total pupils: difference 15 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00369.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

5Cobden Primary School & Community Centre

Leicestershire · ages 4 to 11 · URN139366

400 pupils / 407 at St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich2025/26 · Academic year

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Cobden Primary School & Community CentreSt Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Free school meals36.5% / 33.4%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English63.8% / 61.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND22.5% / 9.83%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.1 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 2.1 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 12.67 percentage points higher
  • 7 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.03626. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01395.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00525.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 12.67 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.02534.
  • Total pupils: difference 7 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00172.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

6Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton · ages 4 to 11 · URN139274

418 pupils / 407 at St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich2025/26 · Academic year

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Nishkam Primary School WolverhamptonSt Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Free school meals35.4% / 33.4%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English57.7% / 61.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND18.42% / 9.83%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 4 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 8.59 percentage points higher
  • 11 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.03882. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00900.
  • First language other than English: difference 4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 8.59 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01719.
  • Total pupils: difference 11 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00263.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

7Jubilee Wood Primary School

Milton Keynes · ages 4 to 11 · URN145043

508 pupils / 407 at St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich2025/26 · Academic year

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Jubilee Wood Primary SchoolSt Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Free school meals34.3% / 33.4%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English67.1% / 61.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.93% / 9.83%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.9 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 5.4 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 7.1 percentage points higher
  • 101 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 15 February 2022 · published 30 March 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.04163. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00405.
  • First language other than English: difference 5.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01350.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 7.1 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01420.
  • Total pupils: difference 101 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01988.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

8St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

Peterborough · ages 4 to 11 · URN147385

407 pupils / 407 at St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich2025/26 · Academic year

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St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolSt Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Free school meals30% / 33.4%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English71.7% / 61.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND22.11% / 9.83%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.4 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 10 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 12.29 percentage points higher
  • Pupils: the same
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 21 May 2024 · published 23 June 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.04487. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01530.
  • First language other than English: difference 10 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.02500.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 12.29 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.02457.
  • Total pupils: difference 0 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00000.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

9Howard Primary School

Croydon · ages 4 to 11 · URN101725

387 pupils / 407 at St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich2025/26 · Academic year

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Howard Primary SchoolSt Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Free school meals34.9% / 33.4%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English53.2% / 61.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.02% / 9.83%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.5 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 8.5 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 6.19 percentage points higher
  • 20 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 7 July 2026 · published 27 September 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard

  • Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 18 May 2022 · published 12 July 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Outcome: School remains Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0453. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.5 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00675.
  • First language other than English: difference 8.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.02125.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 6.19 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01239.
  • Total pupils: difference 20 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00491.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

10Discovery Primary Academy

Peterborough · ages 4 to 11 · URN145787

419 pupils / 407 at St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich2025/26 · Academic year

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Discovery Primary AcademySt Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Free school meals39.6% / 33.4%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English55.8% / 61.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND20.05% / 9.83%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 6.2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 5.9 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 10.22 percentage points higher
  • 12 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.04595. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 6.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.02790.
  • First language other than English: difference 5.9 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01475.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 10.22 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.02044.
  • Total pupils: difference 12 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00286.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

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St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich

Suffolk · ages 4 to 11 · URN146229

KS2 cohort: 58 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich: published figures and their sources
MeasureSt Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Pupils4072025/26
Free school meals33.4%2025/26
First language other than English61.7%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)9.83%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard47%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard2%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence7.61248%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence27.70449%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 10 October 2023 · published 19 November 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5277 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • The selected school: 1
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 8819

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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