St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy

School Name: St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy
Address: New Hall Lane
Town/City: Preston
County: Lancashire
Postcode: PR1 5XB
Telephone Number: 01772 794482
Website: https://stmatthewspreston.co.uk/

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2022
Trust: Cidari Education Limited
Sponsor: Cidari Trust

Associate Headteacher: Mr Mark Mackley
Capacity: 406
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 415 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 102% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 30.6%

URN: 148904
DfE Number: 888/3636
UKPRN: 10089916
UPRN: 10007609132
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Preston (E07000123)
Constituency: Preston (E14001433)
Electoral Ward: St Matthew's (E05012207)
Diocese: CE03(Diocese of Blackburn)

Easting & Northing: 355578E, 429940N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 45' 52.36" N 2° 40' 30.77" W
Plus Code: 9C5VQ87F+RW

DfE Record: View record

1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston (0.2km)
2. Ribbleton Avenue Infant School (0.6km)
3. Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School (0.6km)
4. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston (0.7km)
5. Fishwick Primary School (0.7km)
6. Eden Boys' School, Preston (0.8km)
7. Preston Muslim Girls High School (0.8km)
8. Lancaster University School of Mathematics (0.8km)
9. Cardinal Newman College (1.2km)
10. Deepdale Community Primary School (1.2km)

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