St Matthew Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–16 · London, Lewisham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2021
Every applicant was offered a place
From Lewisham Council · offers on 1 March 2021
2019 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Matthew Academy is an all-through school in London, Lewisham for ages 4–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 March 2025. Lewisham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2021 entry.
St Matthew Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 134 first-choice applications for 155 offers, with 83 offers going to first-choice families and 51 first-choice families not offered a place.
- Of 622 applications in all for Year 7 in 2026, 107 came from families living outside Lewisham, and 24 offers went to them.
- Its latest Ofsted outcome, on 11 March 2025, was Not judged; the previous graded outcome was Good, on 16 October 2019.
- In 2021 every Year 7 applicant was offered a place, and the published admission number for Year 7 in 2027 is 180 places.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lewisham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St Joseph's Vale, Blackheath, London, SE3 0XX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lewisham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,063 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at St Matthew Academy receive an exceptional education.”
- “This starts in early years, where strong foundations are built, and continues through to the primary and secondary phases.”
- “Pupils develop a rich body of knowledge and achieve very highly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 83% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 134 first-preference applications, 155 offers in total, 83 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Lewisham.
- Heath House Preparatory School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Urban Mission School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Prendergast Vale School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Anchor SENDfriendly Centre 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Abbey Manor College 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Education-My Life Matters 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Young Women's Hub 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade