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Blackburn with Darwen · ages 4 to 11 · URN 119505

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St Matthew's Church of England Primary School · comparison saved 19 October 2026

HeadteacherChat intake matches, separate from DfE’s official groups. Similarity does not establish school quality or explain results. Figures have their own years and periods. Small cohorts are flagged where published counts are available.

Showing the closest 10 of 5,277 eligible schools.

KS2 is reading, writing and maths combined. Published cohort counts appear with results where available.

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Selected school and shortlisted peers. Dates link to each figure’s source.
MeasureSt Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Pupils2582025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
Free school meals39.9%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
First language other than English96.9%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)25.19%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
KS2 expected standard53%2024/25 · Academic year · FinalDfE: Key stage 2 performance tables · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-2-attainment
KS2 higher standard3%2024/25 · Academic year · FinalDfE: Key stage 2 performance tables · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-2-attainment
Overall absence4.23487%2025/26 · Autumn and spring termDfE: Pupil absence in schools in England · 2025/26 · Autumn and spring term · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england
Persistent absence9.09091%2025/26 · Autumn and spring termDfE: Pupil absence in schools in England · 2025/26 · Autumn and spring term · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england
KS2 cohort

KS2 cohort: 38 eligible pupils. 2024/25

Latest inspectionReport card inspection6 January 2026Ofsted · https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/25/119505
Report card inspection
Safeguarding standardsMet
InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

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What would you ask about the school’s priorities, and which published evidence would inform your question?

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

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  • Published overall absence is 4.23487% (2025/26, Autumn and spring term). Which attendance priorities would the school want its new leader to address?
  • KS2 expected standard is 53% (2024/25, Academic year · Final). What further cohort evidence would help interpret this result?
  • How has the school responded since its 6 January 2026 Report card inspection?

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St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

Blackburn with Darwen · ages 4 to 11 · URN119505

KS2 cohort: 38 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School: published figures and their sources
MeasureSt Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Pupils2582025/26
Free school meals39.9%2025/26
First language other than English96.9%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)25.19%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard53%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard3%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence4.23487%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence9.09091%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
  • Report card inspection · inspected 6 January 2026 · published 2 March 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

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

  • Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 8 July 2021 · published 22 September 2021 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Outcome: School remains Good

School websiteOfficial school record

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
  • The selected school: 1
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • 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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