St Matthew Academy

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St Matthew Academy

Primary

Secondary

Roman Catholic

St Joseph's Vale, Blackheath, London, SE30XX

020 8853 6250

LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM

School Profile

GENDER

Mixed

AGE

4 - 16

PUPILS

946

St Matthew Academy is an Academy (Academy sponsor led) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 4 and 16 and has a capacity of 1650. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 17 Oct 2019.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 40% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).

PUPIL MIX

479 boys and 467 girls

PUPILS PER TEACHER

14.9

ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS

25.9%

ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE

35.3%

PERSISTENT ABSENCE

11.3%

PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX

School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES

SEN SUPPORT

9.6%

EHC PLAN

School Performance

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School

62%

Local Authority

68%

England

65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School

13%

Local Authority

10%

England

11%

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average

Writing

Well Above Average

Maths

Above Average

Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score	School	Local Authority	England
Reading	101	105	104
Maths	104	106	105

Attainment 8 score

School

48.5

Local Authority

43.7

England

46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average

Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School

48%

Local Authority

37%

England

43%

English Baccalaureate

	School	Local Authority	England
Pupils entering EBacc	43%	41%	40%
EBacc average point score	4.25	3.85	4.07

School Inspections

Inspectorate	The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)
Inspection reports	Ofsted Website
Latest inspection rating
Latest inspection date	17 Oct 2019
Latest inspection summary:

Category	Assessment
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Safeguarding is effective	Yes
Early years provision	Good

School Admissions

Demand for primary school places

High

Applications and Offers
Total preferred applications	37
Of which first preference applications	8
Of which second preference applications	10
Of which third preference applications	8
Total offers made	11
Of which first preference offers	8
Of which second preference offers	0
Of which third preference offers	2

Demand for secondary school places

Moderate

Applications and Offers
Total preferred applications	418
Of which first preference applications	72
Of which second preference applications	86
Of which third preference applications	80
Total offers made	139
Of which first preference offers	72
Of which second preference offers	31
Of which third preference offers	16