# Alternatives to St Matthew's CofE Primary School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as St Matthew's CofE Primary School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## St Matthew's CofE Primary School, for comparison

1.02 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Victoria Park Primary, Smethwick](/school/138033/victoria-park-primary) | 0.2 mi west | 0.90 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Smethwick](/school/141929/st-philip-s-catholic-primary-school) | 0.3 mi north | 0.87 | 2026 | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next | no | not recorded |
| [Cape Primary School, Smethwick](/school/103937/cape-primary-school) | 0.3 mi south | 0.94 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Shireland Hall Primary Academy, Smethwick](/school/139875/shireland-hall-primary-academy) | 0.4 mi south | 0.89 | 2026 | Strong standard | no | not recorded |
| [Shireland Technology Primary, Smethwick](/school/147191/shireland-technology-primary) | 0.6 mi south-west | 1.20 | 2026 | Outstanding | no | not recorded |
| [Crocketts Community Primary School, Smethwick](/school/103941/crocketts-community-primary-school) | 0.6 mi west | 1.40 | 2026 | Not judged | no | yes |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/104000/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/104000/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary-school