St Matthew Academy
All-through schoolSt Matthew Academy is a all-through school in Lewisham, for pupils aged 4 to 16. It had 1,063 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 11 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 83% of pupils at St Matthew Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Lewisham and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Matthew Academy was 54.2, against 46.9 in Lewisham and 46.2 in England.
53.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lewisham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 106 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Lewisham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 54.2 | 46.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53.7% | 47.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76.6% | 65.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 175 | – | – |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Christ The King Sixth Form CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file200 m
- John Ball Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- All Saints' Church of England Primary School BlackheathPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- In Toto Ed LondonSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file680 m
- Heath House Preparatory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file720 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Lewisham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).