St Matthew Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 17 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
- 1052 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.7%
- Girls
- 43.3%
- First language not English
- 29.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.6%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
African 33.3%
Caribbean 19.7%
Mixed 13.4%
Other White 8.6%
White British 7.5%
Other Black 4.5%
Unclassified 3.6%
Other 3.4%
Other Asian 2.5%
Chinese 1.1%
Indian 1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAverage1.6
MathsWell above average3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 61%
England average 60%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design | GCSE | 9 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
Biology | GCSE | 24 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 23 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
English Language | GCSE | 142 |
English Literature | GCSE | 142 |
Admissions
St Matthew Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 19
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Reception, Full-time | 28 18 10 |
Year 1 | 29 19 10 |
Year 2 | 31 15 16 |
Year 3 | 27 13 14 |
Year 4 | 21 12 9 |
Year 5 | 28 14 14 |
Year 6 | 27 12 15 |
Year 7 | 179 120 59 |
Year 8 | 177 111 66 |
Year 9 | 183 100 83 |
Year 10 | 180 89 91 |
Year 11 | 142 73 69 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 94.0% 91.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 10.0% 21.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 42.0% 49.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 42.0% 19.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.7% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.7% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.5% 1.0% |
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