We are delighted to share the news about our recent Ofsted inspection on 11/12 March 2025. St Matthew Academy has significantly improved and has been graded Outstanding in all five categories – The quality of education; Behaviour and attitudes; Personal development; Leadership and management; and Early years provision.

Our pupils and staff have been showered with praise, and on behalf of the governing body and multi-academy trust, we would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations for this tremendous achievement. We are so proud of the prodigious accolades in the inspection report, and we have summarised the headlines below – the full report is now available on our website.

Our School

• Pupils receive an exceptional education. This starts in early years, where strong foundations are built, and continues through to the primary and secondary phases.
• The school takes a nurturing and caring approach, which leads to pupils feeling and being safe and secure.
• Pupils benefit from an exceptional enrichment offer. The school provides numerous, varied opportunities to nurture, develop, and stretch pupil’s talents and interests.
• The school places a high priority on making sure pupils develop a love of reading.
• The development of pupils’ spoken language is a priority.
• Leadership and management are exceptional.

Pupils

• Pupils develop a rich body of knowledge and achieve very highly. As a result, pupils are extremely well-prepared for the next stage of their education.
• Pupils are committed to their learning and take pride in their work.
• Pupils have highly positive attitudes and behave well in lessons.

Staff

• Staff have consistently high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and conduct. Pupils behave very well in all phases of their education.
• Teachers have strong subject knowledge.
• The teaching of early reading is highly effective.
• Staff develop positive working relationships with pupils.
• Staff benefit from high quality professional development, which enables them to continually improve their teaching.

As we continue to serve our pupils and staff on this journey of excellence and continuous improvement, we are hugely encouraged that our school values of integrity, courage and service have been highlighted and validated by Ofsted as being evident throughout our work.

We would also like to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt thanks to our parents, families and community who continue to trust and work with us for the benefit of all our young people.