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St Matthew Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 16 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lewisham
Unique reference
135264
Address
St Joseph's Vale, Blackheath, SE3 0XX
Website
Not available

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1066 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
56.8%
Girls
43.2%
First language not English
28.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.8%
Persistent absence
16.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.9%
Pupil ethnicities
African 32.8%
Caribbean 18.3%
Mixed 14.1%
White British 8.3%
Other White 8.3%
Other Black 4.7%
Other 3.8%
Other Asian 2.8%
Unclassified 2.5%
Chinese 1.2%
Pakistani 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAverage1.6
MathsWell above average3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%

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

School 13%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award15
Art & DesignGCSE12
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE3
AstronomyGCSE6
BiologyGCSE22
Business Studies:SingleGCSE27
ChemistryGCSE22
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE26
Design & TechnologyGCSE18
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Matthew Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
12
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
10
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
10
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
23
11
12
Year 1
19
9
10
Year 2
30
18
12
Year 3
29
13
16
Year 4
25
11
14
Year 5
21
11
10
Year 6
30
16
14
Year 7
172
101
71
Year 8
183
119
64
Year 9
179
108
71
Year 10
180
101
79
Year 11
175
87
88
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
90.0%
86.0%
Further education
20.0%
22.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
32.0%
45.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
41.0%
20.7%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.9%
0.9%
Entering employment
5.0%
2.1%
4.0%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
5.2%
5.8%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023
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