Side by side
Prendergast Vale School and St Matthew Academy
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Prendergast Vale School takes ages 3 to 16; St Matthew Academy takes ages 4 to 16.
- Prendergast Vale School has 806 pupils; St Matthew Academy has 1,063.
- The two schools are 0.7 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Prendergast Vale School | St Matthew Academy |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 16 DfE register | 4 to 16 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 806 DfE register | 1,063 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Roman Catholic DfE register |
| Borough | Lewisham DfE register | Lewisham DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 35 first preferences for 64 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 134 first preferences for 155 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted (historic), 30 January 2018 Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 11 March 2025 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% (2024/25) DfE | 83% (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 42.2 (2024/25) DfE | 47.2 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 34% (2024/25) DfE | 40% (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 89% (left 2022/23) DfE | 94% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 42.7% DfE register | 34% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 48.4% school census 2024/25 | 28.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 15.6% school census 2024/25 | 16.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.1 DfE workforce census | 16.5 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 8.7% DfE, 2024/25 | 5.7% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.