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St Matthew Academy

St Joseph's Vale, London, SE3 0XX

Local ranking1st of 14 secondary schools in Lewisham
Ofsted: Outstanding

All-through

Phase

1650

Capacity

4-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 11 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
83.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
83.0%
Writing (Expected)
88.0%
Maths (Expected)
88.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
75.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
24

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
47.2 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
40.1% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
58.7% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
72.7% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
4.5 nat4.1
Cohort Size
172

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
93.0%
Continued in education
91.0%
Apprenticeships
1.0%
Employment
1.0%
Not sustained
4.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1065
Boys
601 (57%)
Girls
462 (43%)
Capacity
1650 (64% full)
SEND
18.2%
FSM Eligible
39.5%
EAL
28.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.9%
SEN Support
16.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
66.8
Budget per Pupil
£4,634/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
16.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Black African: 34.5%
  • Black Caribbean: 17.3%
  • White British: 8.6%
  • White Other: 8.0%
  • Mixed Other: 4.9%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 4.7%
  • Black Other: 4.6%
  • Other: 4.4%

34.5%

Black African

17.3%

Black Caribbean

8.6%

White British

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
135264
UKPRN
10021091
Establishment No.
6907
Trust
ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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