St Matthew Academy
St Joseph's Vale, London, SE3 0XX
1,063 pupils · 64% of 1,650 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Free school meals
- 34%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 March 2025, published 28 April 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 83% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 40.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 58.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 72.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 18 | 14 | 61 | 18 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 155 | 134 | 622 | 155 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 13 | 33 | 16 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 157 | 66 | 479 | 157 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 12 | 10 | 33 | 12 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 146 | 78 | 416 | 146 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 18 | 50 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 146 | 67 | 419 | 146 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham 1.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Prendergast Vale School 1.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Prendergast Ladywell School 2.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School 5.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Paul's Way Trust School 6.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ark Globe Academy 7.2 km · Good (2021) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.