My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
61%Agree
34%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%St Matthew Academy
Academy sponsor led — All-through
SE3 0XX / 4–16 / Roman Catholic
47.2
Attainment 8
94%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Exceptional results
KS2 Results
- KS2 average score
- 92.17
- Reaching expected standard
- 83%
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 47.2
- Progress 8
- 0.57
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 40.1%
94% of parents would recommend this school
187 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
58%Agree
37%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
64%Agree
30%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
12%Agree
10%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
6%Not applicable
66%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
41%Agree
42%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
41%Agree
20%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%Not applicable
27%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
20%No
80%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 37 parents
Strongly agree
56%Agree
19%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
11%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
67%Agree
29%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
56%Agree
40%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
52%Agree
38%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
52%Agree
40%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
65%Agree
30%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
50%Agree
37%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
94%No
6%18.2% of pupils receive SEN support
18.2%
SEN support
1.9%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.3%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.3%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 6.6%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 4.1%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.8%
39.5% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 39.5%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1
- Free school meals
- 35%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 15.9:1
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 16.03%
- English as additional language
- 28.3%
- Teachers with QTS
- 95.5%
- White
- 16.5%
- Mixed
- 14.3%
- Asian
- 7.3%
- Black
- 12.9%
- Other
- 4.3%
White British8.4%
Other White7.8%
Irish0.2%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
Other Mixed4.8%
White & Black African4.6%
White & Black Caribbean3.8%
White & Asian1.1%
Other Asian2.9%
Indian1.6%
Pakistani1.2%
Chinese1.2%
Bangladeshi0.4%
African4.6%
Other Black4.5%
Caribbean3.8%