St Matthew Academy, London | The Schools Guide

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Matthew Academy

St Joseph's Vale, Blackheath, London SE3 0XX

https://www.stmatthewacademy.co.uk/

St Matthew Academy is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 1,050 boys and girls aged between 4 and 16. (See here for details of the secondary school.) In October 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Admissions, Progress, Finances and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Environment, Attendance and Attainment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		John Ball Primary School
0.4		St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School
0.4		All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath
0.5		St Saviour's Catholic Primary School
0.7		Prendergast Vale School
0.7		Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham
0.7		Morden Mount Primary School
0.8		Brindishe Manor School
0.9		Brooklands Primary School
0.9		St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School
0.9		Brindishe Lee School
0.9		Brindishe Green School

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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low.

Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is above average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is above average.

Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite high.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

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