St Matthew Academy

School Name: St Matthew Academy
Address: St Joseph's Vale, Blackheath
Town/City: London
Postcode: SE3 0XX
Telephone Number: 02 0885 6250
Website: https://www.stmatthewacademy.co.uk/

Phase: All-through (ages 4-16)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2007
Trust: St Benedict Catholic Academy Trust
Sponsor: Archdiocese Of Southwark

Principal: Mr James Potter
Capacity: 1650
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1063 (57% boys & 43% girls)
Enrollment: 64% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 34%

URN: 135264
DfE Number: 209/6907
UKPRN: 10021091
UPRN: 10023231384
Region: London (E12000007)
District: Lewisham (E09000023)
Constituency: Lewisham North (E14001332)
Electoral Ward: Blackheath (E05013715)
Diocese: RC19(Archdiocese of Southwark)

Easting & Northing: 539032E, 175812N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 27' 53.44" N 0° 0' 0.74" E
Plus Code: 9F32F272+W3

DfE Record: View record

1. Christ The King Sixth Form College (0.2km)
2. John Ball Primary School (0.4km)
3. St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School (0.6km)
4. All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath (0.6km)
5. Heath House Preparatory School (0.7km)
6. St Saviour's Catholic Primary School (0.9km)
7. Urban Mission School (1.0km)
8. Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham (1.1km)
9. Prendergast Vale School (1.1km)
10. Morden Mount Primary School (1.2km)

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• St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School
• St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
• St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
• Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School
• Bonus Pastor Catholic College
• St Michael's Catholic College
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
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