St Matthew Academy is a all-through school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 20/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St Joseph's Vale, London, SE3 0XX
Website:
Telephone: 02088536250
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Lewisham
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Miranda Baldwin
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135264

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1650
Number of Pupils: 1018
Number of Boys: 543
Number of Girls: 475

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.3 Confidence interval 2.6 to 6
Maths
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 1 to 4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.51 Confidence interval 0.3 to 0.73
Of the 149 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 138 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:43%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.25
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre
McMillan Street , Deptford SE8 3EH 		4out of 4 2,728 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Robert Owen Nursery School
43 Commerell Street , Greenwich SE10 0EA 		4out of 4 2,910 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Ball Primary School
Southvale Road , Blackheath SE3 0TP 		4out of 4 456 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School
Lee Church Street , SE13 5SG 		4out of 4 677 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath
2 Blackheath Vale , Blackheath SE3 0TX 		4out of 4 691 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Saviour's Catholic Primary School
10 Bonfield Road , Lewisham SE13 6AL 		3out of 4 932 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Morden Mount Primary School
Lewisham Road , SE13 7QP 		3out of 4 1,312 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Ursula's Convent School
Crooms Hill , Greenwich SE10 8HN 		4out of 4 1,474 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
The John Roan School
Westcombe Park Road , Blackheath SE3 7QR 		1out of 4 1,893 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Thomas Tallis School
Kidbrooke Park Road , SE3 9PX 		3out of 4 1,990 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Prendergast School
Adelaide Avenue , Brockley SE4 1LE 		4out of 4 2,053 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Addey and Stanhope School
472 New Cross Road , New Cross SE14 6TJ 		3out of 4 2,491 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ The King Sixth Form College
Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE 		- not rated 215 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Matthew Academy
St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham
Taunton Road , SE12 8PD 		3out of 4 1,229 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Prendergast Vale School
Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN 		3out of 4 1,230 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School
Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA 		3out of 4 2,735 yd Foundation school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heath House Preparatory School
37 Wemyss Road , Blackheath SE3 0TG 		- not rated 791 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
TLG Lewisham
1 Cornmill Lane , Elmira Street SE13 7FY 		- not rated 1,109 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Blackheath Prep
4 St Germans Place , Blackheath SE3 0NJ 		- not rated 1,551 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Pointer School
19 Stratheden Road , Blackheath SE3 7TH 		- not rated 1,846 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Riverston School
63-69 Eltham Road , Lee Green SE12 8UF 		- not rated 1,866 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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