St Matthew Academy

State-Funded School

st-matthew-academy-lewisham-london

LondonRegion

LewishamLocal Authority

Lewisham NorthConstituency

SE3 0XXPostcode

6.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

St Matthew Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 4–16, located in Lewisham, London.

It currently serves 1,063 pupils. St Matthew Academy is part of ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 40.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.49

Ethnicity

White

17%

Asian

Black

55%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,063

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

England average

27%

First language not English

26%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 4 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,063
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Apr 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
27 Nov 2019	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.