Academy · Lewisham
St Matthew Academy
- All-through
- Ages 4–16
- Roman Catholic
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Lewisham council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 134 families put this school as their first choice, and 155 places were offered. 83 of the families who put it first got a place (62%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 155 | 134 | 62% |
| September 2025 | 157 | 66 | 94% |
| September 2024 | 146 | 78 | 100% |
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 14 families put this school as their first choice, and 18 places were offered. 14 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 18 | 14 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 16 | 13 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 12 | 10 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- For Kids Co. Ltd.. Ofsted report
- The Strings Club, Blackheath Holiday Camp (St Matthew Acdemy), holiday club. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 11 March 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–16
- Pupils
- 1063 (capacity 1650)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Academy trust
- ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 02088536250
- Address
- St Joseph's Vale, London, SE3 0XX
- Website
- stmatthewacademy.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.