Secondary school

St Matthew Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–16
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Lewisham
  • SE3 0XX
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Mar 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,357 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 42%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 62%62%2016/17: top 35%2017/18: top 39%2018/19: top 37%2021/22: top 53%2022/23: top 36%2023/24: top 29%29% · 2023/242024/25: top 42%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 847.2 · London 50.14/10 Below+9.8 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths40.1% · London 51.8%3/10 Below
EBacc point score4.49 · London 4.565/10 Middle
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.57 · London +0.327/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 48.5 · 151 pupils · London 522016/17: 48.8 · 142 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 48 · 130 pupils · London 492018/19: 48.5 · 149 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 47.8 · 111 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 48.7 · 142 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 50.1 · 171 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 47.2 · 172 pupils · London 50.1550.147.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 50% · 142 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 52% · 130 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 48% · 149 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 47% · 111 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 54% · 142 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 55.6% · 171 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 40.1% · 172 pupils · London 51.8%55.6%40.1%No exams

Getting in · 2026

Reception

First-choice families who got in100%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 76.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd91
3rd152

Year 7

First-choice families who got in61.9%
83 of 134 who put it first2014 · 91.0%2026 · 61.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st13483
2nd14936
3rd13419

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2010–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Early years provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2010Satisfactory
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2016Inadequate
  4. 2017Requires improvement
  5. 2019Good
  6. 2025All areas Outstanding

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,063
Free school meals (past 6 years)39.5%
First language not English28.3%
SEN support16.3%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.7%
Persistently absent pupils16.4%

Girls 42.3%Boys 57.8%

64.4% full · 1,650 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 187 responses (17.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school95.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school95.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved94.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 64.7% not applicable63.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year82.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 27.3% not applicable83.8% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?19.8% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 19.8% who said Yes above75.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child96.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school95.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing89.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school92% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school96.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development86.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent93.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.5
Pupils per adult12.2
  • Classroom teachers 55.4
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 16.7
  • Other support 22.2

Teachers 64.4 FTE · Whole workforce 103.3 · 107 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 6 months.

  • +£434,000revenue reserve
  • +£107,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (8 academies) · trust reserve £2,627,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

171 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.2%
  • Education94.2%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained3.5%
  • Unknown2.3%