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St Matthew Academy

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Lewisham · London · SE3 0XX https://www.stmatthewacademy.co.uk/

Pupils
1,065
cap. 1,650
Ages
4 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
59%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
40%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
73%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
772.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,065
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
59%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
40%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
73%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
772.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,065
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLewisham
PhaseAll-through
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Matthew Academy · All-through · Lewisham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
83%
+6pp
83%73%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
RWM higher standard
13%
0pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
29%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
46%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
59%
-14pp
73%66%59%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
40%
-16pp
56%48%40%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
Attainment 8
47.2
-2.9
50.148.747.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.2
EBacc entry
73%
+3pp
73%58%43%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
EBacc APS
772.3
-35.1
807.4657.3507.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 772.3
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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,065
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
28%
FSM eligible
40%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
St Joseph's Vale, London, SE3 0XX
Local authority
Lewisham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2583%13%83%29%88%29%88%46%88%75%104.0107.0103.018%1,065
2023/2477%13%80%27%83%20%90%20%87%77%106.0107.0106.016%1,066
2022/2367%7%70%26%78%11%85%33%78%74%105.0106.0106.0+0.60+1.60+3.0015%1,052
2018/1962%13%64%23%81%23%70%19%77%57%101.0104.0103.0+0.20+4.30+2.6014%945
2017/1868%0%76%22%68%0%70%20%64%70%105.0102.0105.0+1.80-2.30+0.7014%991
2016/1735%4%55%9%67%20%47%4%82%56%100.099.0103.0-2.90+0.80-4.7016%1,150

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2559%40%47.2Not applicable73%772.373%1,065
2023/2472%56%50.1+0.5770%807.475%1,066
2022/2369%54%48.7+0.3565%628.472%1,052
2021/2270%47%47.8+0.2670%507.180%1,006
2018/1968%48%48.5+0.5143%632.553%945
2017/1872%52%48.0+0.3132%536.656%991
2016/1770%50%48.8+0.2237%58%1,150

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,06516.718%28%40%6%16%
2023/241,06616.916%28%41%6%16%
2022/231,05215.815%30%43%7%22%
2021/221,00615.215%28%43%6%18%
2020/211,01815.015%33%45%
2018/1994514.514%35%50%5%11%
2017/1899115.914%38%51%5%10%
2016/171,15014.816%39%53%5%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.