St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Leeds council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Leeds's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 41 families put this school as their first choice, and 47 places were offered. 41 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Around Childcare. Ofsted report
• Jakeeto Out of School Club, after-school club. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 27 February 2020: School remains Good. It was inspected as St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

4–11

Pupils

376 (capacity 420)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Leeds (ce)

Academy trust

LEEDS DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST

Phone

01132681489

Address

Wood Lane, Leeds, LS7 3QF

Website

st-matthews.leeds.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports