St Matthew Academy
London · Lewisham
ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 10 member schools: 6 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, 1 all-through school. Local authorities: Croydon | Greenwich | Lewisham | Southwark. Regions: London. — from the ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST public record.
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School information
- Official name
- St Matthew Academy
- Address
- St Joseph's Vale, Blackheath
- Postcode
- SE3 0XX
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lewisham North
- URN (official identifier)
- 135264
- Establishment number
- 6907
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Other
- Age range
- 4–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 1063
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1650
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Headteacher
- Mr James Potter
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 11 Mar 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.stmatthewacademy.co.uk
- Telephone
- 02088536250
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2007
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Matthew Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Lewisham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 1,063 | 36,915 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 34.0% | 29.5% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 15.5% | 15.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.0% | 6.7% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 25.9% | 33.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for St Matthew Academy.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
Report published 28 Apr 2025
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 27 Nov 2019
· Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 20 Jul 2017
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SWK
- Outcomes for pupils
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Inadequate
Report published 18 Oct 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 28 Mar 2013
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 1 Mar 2010
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at St Matthew Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Lewisham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.8% | 6.4% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 16.8% | 17.2% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at St Matthew Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £464,800 for 398 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Lewisham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 37.3% | 31.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £436 | £427 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at St Matthew Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · All-through · 1,066 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | £5,047,000 £4,735 per pupil | £8,224 |
| Total spending | £4,940,000 £4,634 per pupil | £7,810 |
| Teaching staff | £2,953,000 £2,770 per pupil · 59.8% | £4,300 · 55.1% |
| Education support staff | £527,000 £494 per pupil · 10.7% | £866 · 11.1% |
| Supply and agency staff | £23,000 £22 per pupil · 0.5% | £212 · 2.7% |
| …of which agency supply | £23,000 £22 per pupil · 0.5% | £178 · 2.3% |
| In-year balance | £107,000 | |
| Revenue reserve | £434,000 | |
Previous year (2023/24): spending £8,729 per pupil, supply and agency £201 per pupil — spending down £4,095 per pupil on 2023/24.
Not enough schools of this phase in the local authority to compare.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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