St Matthew's Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Cambridge, United Kingdom with 619 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 11 March 2020. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Midday Supervisor (closes 18 November) and PE & Sports Enrichment Coordinator (closes 19 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.
Head
Dean Beaumont, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
619 pupils · 50% girls · 13.9% eligible for free school meals · 27.9% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
74 (11.8%) on SEN support · 15 (2.4%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Salary £4,615 allowance (the pay scale is in the advert)Closes 18 NovStarts as soon as possible
Part timeLunchtime and wraparound care
Dear Applicant,St Matthew’s Primary School is looking for a midday supervisor to join our friendly team.This post is a permanent position from Mondays and Thursdays, 12pm to…
£30,000-£33,000 FTEInspire, Lead and Transform Sport Across Our School Are you passionate about helping children develop confidence, resilience and a lifelong love of physical…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
76%
14%
2023/24
68%
13%
2022/23
73%
12%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
1 April 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
11 March 2020
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
25.5
24.3
–
0
£62,629
2024/25
23.2
27.5
12%
0
£48,336
2023/24
23.6
27.5
10%
0
£48,346
2022/23
25.5
25.6
12%
1
£43,727
2021/22
27.2
23.8
8%
0
£42,592
2020/21
28.1
22.6
0%
0
£42,098
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
28.2
23.3
0%
0
£39,064
2018/19
30.0
21.8
15%
0
£39,649
2017/18
25.7
25.4
0%
0
£39,008
2016/17
27.4
22.9
19%
0
£37,450
2015/16
24.2
24.4
1%
0
£37,025
2014/15
24.8
22.9
17%
0
£36,646
2013/14
27.0
19.9
10%
0
£36,681
2012/13
21.8
23.0
5%
0
£36,549
2011/12
21.6
21.2
5%
0
£35,732
2010/11
16.2
26.1
0%
0
£37,183
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
4.6%
0.5%
11.1%
0.6%
2024/25
4.6%
0.5%
9.2%
0.4%
2023/24
5.5%
0.4%
14.5%
0.4%
2022/23
5.6%
0.6%
15.1%
0.4%
2021/22
6.2%
0.6%
16.7%
0.0%
2020/21
2.1%
0.2%
4.6%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.7%
0.4%
7.2%
0.2%
2017/18
3.7%
0.4%
6.7%
0.2%
2016/17
4.5%
0.7%
10.9%
0.4%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.