St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Smethwick (Sandwell).
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Nearby schools
nearest first73 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Aspire AP School 2, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire AP School 2Other independent | 0.1 mi | Independent | 7 | - |
| Victoria Park PrimaryAcademy converter | 0.1 mi | Primary | 604 | Good, 2023 |
| St Philip's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Primary | 209 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Cape Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.3 mi | Primary | 488 | Good, 2023 |
| Shireland Hall Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 661 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Crocketts Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 472 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Outstanding |
| Shireland Collegiate AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,585 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Shireland Technology PrimaryFree schools | 0.6 mi | Primary | 440 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Oasis Academy FoundryAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Primary | 211 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Summerfield Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Primary | 391 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| City Road Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Primary | 456 | Good, 2023 |
| Windsor Olympus AcademyFree schools | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 533 | - |
| Galton Valley Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 456 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Jun 2025, no grade given |
| Myles AcademyOther independent special | 0.9 mi | Special | 21 | - |
| George Dixon AcademyAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 998 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; sixth form provision Good |
| Devonshire Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 346 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Devonshire Junior AcademyAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 349 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2013, previous school) |
| George Dixon Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 283 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 5 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 |
| Oasis Academy WattvilleAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Primary | 371 | Inadequate, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Uplands Manor Primary School and NurseryCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 734 | Good, 2023 |
| James Watt Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 423 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2015) |
| Oasis Academy BoultonAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Primary | 222 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Barford Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 409 | Good, 2023 |
| Holyhead SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,257 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection May 2025, no grade given |
| Bearwood Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 465 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.1 mi | Primary | 296 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2014) |
| Hamilton SchoolFoundation special | 1.2 mi | Special | 196 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Requires improvement |
| St James Church of England Primary School, HandsworthVoluntary controlled | 1.3 mi | Primary | 409 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2015) |
| St Paul's School for GirlsVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,033 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Outstanding (May 2017) |
| Oasis Academy BensonAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 271 | Inadequate, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 230 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Orion SchoolOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 20 | - |
| Sandwell AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,463 | Good, 2024 |
| Lordswood Boys' SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 659 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| Holly Lodge High School College of ScienceFoundation | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,636 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Annie Lennard Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 229 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Abbey Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 280 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 1,054 | Good, 2024 |
| Abbey Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 357 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2015) |
| Future First Independent SchoolOther independent | 1.4 mi | Independent | 9 | - |
| Grove SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 606 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| V.A.S.E AcademyOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 39 | - |
| BOA Stage and Screen Production AcademyFree schools 16 to 19 | 1.5 mi | 16 plus | 255 | - |
| Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 199 | Inadequate, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, HandsworthAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 204 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Norfolk House SchoolOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 118 | - |
| Nishkam Primary School BirminghamFree schools | 1.5 mi | Primary | 424 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Bristnall Hall AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,088 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| King Edward VI Lordswood School for GirlsAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 989 | Good, 2024 |
| Brookfields Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 391 | Good, 2023 |
| King Edward VI Handsworth SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,365 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| William Murdoch Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 591 | Good, 2022 |
| Rookery SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 453 | Good, 2023 |
| Flexible Learning SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 99 | - |
| George Betts Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 383 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| Sandwell Valley SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 40 | - |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 221 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St George's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 259 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5, Needs attention in 1 |
| St John's & St Peter's CofE PrimaryAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 209 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2018) |
| Moat Farm Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 407 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Moat Farm Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 477 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 5 |
| St John Wall Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 591 | Good, 2023 |
| Welford Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 405 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 206 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Rood End Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 428 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Nelson Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 443 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Jewellery Quarter AcademyFree schools | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 556 | No overall grade, 2024Requires improvement in 2 key judgements, Inadequate in 2 |
| St Francis Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 338 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Requires improvement. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.9 mi | Primary | 454 | Good, 2023 |
| Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 415 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Q3 Academy LangleyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,490 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| City United Academy (CUA)Other independent | 2.0 mi | Independent | 27 | - |
| Chad Vale Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 415 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 360
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