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St Matthew Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–16 · Sponsored academy
St Joseph's Vale, Blackheath, London SE3 0XX · stmatthewacademy.co.uk · 020 8853 6250
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Lewisham 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,063
- 64% of 1,650 places
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34%
- First language not English
- 25.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 134 families put the school first and 155 places were offered; 62% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 155 | 134 | 0.9 | 62% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 157 | 66 | 0.4 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 146 | 78 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 146 | 67 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 132 | 95 | 0.7 | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.2, and 40.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lewisham it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Lewisham it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲72.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.49 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 53.2 | +21.7 |
| Sixth form college | 29.2 | −11.3 |
| Further education | 11.7 | −8.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.5 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Matthew Academy on 11 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (187 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 187
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (20%) with SEND