St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Windmill Lane, Smethwick, B66 3LX
470 pupils · 101% of 464 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Free school meals
- 41.3%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.02 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 61 | 101 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 48 | 43 | 63 | 47 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 50 | 78 | 51 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 43 | 43 | 64 | 43 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 44 | 41 | 70 | 43 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 44 | 43 | 72 | 44 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 34 | 33 | 58 | 34 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 46 | 45 | 87 | 45 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Victoria Park Primary 0.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Cape Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy 0.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Shireland Technology Primary 0.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Crocketts Community Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.