St Matthew Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lewisham
St Joseph's Vale, London, SE3 0XX
72
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 11/03/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
16.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,063
Capacity used
Has space64%
1,650 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
13 of 13 families who put it first got an offer
16
Places offered
33
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 13 | 13 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 5 | 3 | ● 60% |
| 3rd preference | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 33 | 16 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Lewisham lets families list 6 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Potter
- Address
- St Joseph's Vale, London, SE3 0XX
- Phone
- 02088536250
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Ward / constituency
- Blackheath · Lewisham North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135264
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 29% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
1,063 pupils · 1,650 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,100 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 77% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 13% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.57 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.72 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 83% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 13% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 40.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 72.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.49 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 172 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 172 | 21% | 45% | 62% | |
| English Language | 172 | 13% | 43% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 172 | 15% | 57% | 76% | |
| Religious Studies | 166 | 22% | 57% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 150 | 9% | 39% | 61% | |
| Spanish | 123 | 24% | 58% | 74% | |
| Geography | 101 | 12% | 41% | 57% | |
| History | 66 | 17% | 52% | 65% | |
| Business | 36 | 31% | 67% | 75% | |
| Physical Education | 36 | 6% | 22% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 34 | 3% | 15% | 38% | |
| Computer Science | 25 | 44% | 80% | 96% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lewisham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.