Admissions

St Matthew Academy is a Catholic all-through school, offering places to children and young people aged 4 to 16.

We are sponsored by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark. We always welcome visits from prospective parents at one of our open events, or please contact the Academy reception (020 8853 6250) to arrange a tour of the Academy.

The Academy has an agreed admission number of 30 pupils in reception and 150 pupils in year 7. Pupils in year 6 have the automatic right to transfer to year 7. The Academy will then admit additional pupils up to a maximum of 180 places available in year 7.

Applications for Reception, Year 7 and In Year Transfers to the Academy should be made through the local authority of the applicant, using the appropriate coordinated admissions form. Please note all applicants must complete a supplementary application form for the appropriate primary or secondary phase. The form can be downloaded below along with full details of our Admissions Policy.

You can find out more about applying to Lewisham schools from the Lewisham Admissions Team:

The Admission Team
Lewisham Council
3rd Floor, Laurence House
Catford
SE6 4RU
schooladmissions@lewisham.gov.uk 
Lewisham Admissions website

Forms

ADMISSIONS FORM 

Primary Supplementary Form

Secondary Supplementary Form

Appeal Dates & Information

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY.

If you have not been offered a place at St Matthew’s Academy, the law entitles you to appeal against that decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. All appeals will be heard online which has the advantage that your appeal can be heard from your home or place of work.

Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. 

You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form, and you MUST give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school, but on different forms.

Any letters or reports that you wish the panel to see should be uploaded at this time.  You are asked to bear in mind that if you later send additional information, the closing date is 5 working days before the STAGE 1 hearing.  All appointed panels have agreed NOT to take any late letters or reports after the 5 working day deadline.  This will be strictly enforced.  For secondary/primary transfer appeals, the hearing will take place at least TWO months after the refusal letter.  This gives you plenty of time to get your evidence together if you act early and take account of school holidays.

Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months.  If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.

Full details about the hearing will be sent to you with your invitation to the hearing.

If you wish to contact the clerk – email: clerk@educationappeals.com

The timetable for appeals is as follows:

Timetable for appeals for midterm applications is as follows: