School Summary
St Matthew Academy
Girls: 464
Total Pupils: 1006
Opened: 01-09-2007
Principal: Miranda Baldwin
St Matthew Academy
St Joseph's Vale
London
SE3 0XX
Telephone: 02088536250
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Fully recommend this school.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Octavia Holland","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111158511730874016100\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIt8QRn6p0MEdWzJGgFgH6IwWwmNnMRQdFoWrVLOX7i=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-08-10T07:13:52Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"I've been waiting about 4 years to write this review. St Matthew Academy is a terrible school and if reading this means just one parent stops their child from attending the Academy then it would mean a lot.\n\nThis school is led by rigid, robotic morons who can't competently manage finances, let alone the school itself. Recent figures revealed that at least 80% of school money is spent on wages rather than being sensibly spent on improving facilities, with students often being restricted on simple materials such as exercise and text books. Teachers and students have become disillusioned with the situation they face on a daily basis, sometimes leading to a depressing atmosphere.\n\nAlthough, many, if not most of the pupils must also take responsibility for the continued failure of the school. A lot of people I had to share 5 important years of my life with were very rude, disruptive and disrespectful and I have to admit that this has negatively impacted on my confidence as it has many others for a fact. I have watched happy people become depressed in the space of 5 years!\n\nI was a member of the most successful cohort St Matthew Academy has ever had, yet I feel as though we've been the most badly treated. It's no surprise we were rated 'Poor' by Ofsted just a matter of months ago. The best teachers will continue to come and go, while history will continue to repeat itself. In a nutshell: Don't let your kids go to St Matthew Academy. Ever.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I've been waiting about 4 years to write this review. St Matthew Academy is a terrible school and if reading this means just one parent stops their child from attending the Academy then it would mean a lot.\n\nThis school is led by rigid, robotic morons who can't competently manage finances, let alone the school itself. Recent figures revealed that at least 80% of school money is spent on wages rather than being sensibly spent on improving facilities, with students often being restricted on simple materials such as exercise and text books. Teachers and students have become disillusioned with the situation they face on a daily basis, sometimes leading to a depressing atmosphere.\n\nAlthough, many, if not most of the pupils must also take responsibility for the continued failure of the school. A lot of people I had to share 5 important years of my life with were very rude, disruptive and disrespectful and I have to admit that this has negatively impacted on my confidence as it has many others for a fact. I have watched happy people become depressed in the space of 5 years!\n\nI was a member of the most successful cohort St Matthew Academy has ever had, yet I feel as though we've been the most badly treated. It's no surprise we were rated 'Poor' by Ofsted just a matter of months ago. The best teachers will continue to come and go, while history will continue to repeat itself. In a nutshell: Don't let your kids go to St Matthew Academy. 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I know there are also good children but unfortunately I speak for the majority and we know, the bad apple always spoils the brunch.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My son joined this school as soon as he arrived in the Uk . He didn't speak any English at that time and the experience was terrible. It looks like to be in a jungle , very bad behaved pupils. Fights almost every day and teachers cannot do that much . My son was victim of bullying and several time didn't want to go in the morning and started crying . I managed to move him from that school eventually and thank God but I absolutely do not recommend that school not even if it's five minutes walk from your house. I know there are also good children but unfortunately I speak for the majority and we know, the bad apple always spoils the brunch.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Romina Soto","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111567245648041089254\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIq2Ksbxb74vpUGO-gEJZlPxHqM6k63R_C0or4F-iCT=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-01-23T21:22:16Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I went to St Joseph's Academy as a student and moved over to St Matthew Academy when it first opened. Do not believe all the negative reviews that you may hear as this does not reflect the school at it's current state. St Matthew Academy held an open evening last night and it was very impressive. Parents and members of the local community loved seeing the pupils in action and the amazing facilities, pupils and options the academy has to offer. 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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"SMA has given my son and his friends fantastic opportunities and supported them to thrive, not just academically but in sports and arts. Teachers always go the extra mile to offer exciting opportunities like debating and house competitions. Fully recommend this school.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"SMA has given my son and his friends fantastic opportunities and supported them to thrive, not just academically but in sports and arts. Teachers always go the extra mile to offer exciting opportunities like debating and house competitions. Fully recommend this school.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Octavia Holland","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111158511730874016100\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIt8QRn6p0MEdWzJGgFgH6IwWwmNnMRQdFoWrVLOX7i=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-08-10T07:13:52Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"I've been waiting about 4 years to write this review. St Matthew Academy is a terrible school and if reading this means just one parent stops their child from attending the Academy then it would mean a lot.\n\nThis school is led by rigid, robotic morons who can't competently manage finances, let alone the school itself. Recent figures revealed that at least 80% of school money is spent on wages rather than being sensibly spent on improving facilities, with students often being restricted on simple materials such as exercise and text books. Teachers and students have become disillusioned with the situation they face on a daily basis, sometimes leading to a depressing atmosphere.\n\nAlthough, many, if not most of the pupils must also take responsibility for the continued failure of the school. A lot of people I had to share 5 important years of my life with were very rude, disruptive and disrespectful and I have to admit that this has negatively impacted on my confidence as it has many others for a fact. I have watched happy people become depressed in the space of 5 years!\n\nI was a member of the most successful cohort St Matthew Academy has ever had, yet I feel as though we've been the most badly treated. It's no surprise we were rated 'Poor' by Ofsted just a matter of months ago. The best teachers will continue to come and go, while history will continue to repeat itself. In a nutshell: Don't let your kids go to St Matthew Academy. Ever.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I've been waiting about 4 years to write this review. St Matthew Academy is a terrible school and if reading this means just one parent stops their child from attending the Academy then it would mean a lot.\n\nThis school is led by rigid, robotic morons who can't competently manage finances, let alone the school itself. Recent figures revealed that at least 80% of school money is spent on wages rather than being sensibly spent on improving facilities, with students often being restricted on simple materials such as exercise and text books. Teachers and students have become disillusioned with the situation they face on a daily basis, sometimes leading to a depressing atmosphere.\n\nAlthough, many, if not most of the pupils must also take responsibility for the continued failure of the school. A lot of people I had to share 5 important years of my life with were very rude, disruptive and disrespectful and I have to admit that this has negatively impacted on my confidence as it has many others for a fact. I have watched happy people become depressed in the space of 5 years!\n\nI was a member of the most successful cohort St Matthew Academy has ever had, yet I feel as though we've been the most badly treated. It's no surprise we were rated 'Poor' by Ofsted just a matter of months ago. The best teachers will continue to come and go, while history will continue to repeat itself. In a nutshell: Don't let your kids go to St Matthew Academy. Ever.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"P1","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/114709623819267574284\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocLxjsO0cNCTruPIKJgSkxT7RUr03RlrtdtFNBVkYBo0ZQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-09-30T14:12:44Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"My son joined this school as soon as he arrived in the Uk . He didn't speak any English at that time and the experience was terrible. It looks like to be in a jungle , very bad behaved pupils. Fights almost every day and teachers cannot do that much . My son was victim of bullying and several time didn't want to go in the morning and started crying . I managed to move him from that school eventually and thank God but I absolutely do not recommend that school not even if it's five minutes walk from your house. I know there are also good children but unfortunately I speak for the majority and we know, the bad apple always spoils the brunch.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My son joined this school as soon as he arrived in the Uk . He didn't speak any English at that time and the experience was terrible. It looks like to be in a jungle , very bad behaved pupils. Fights almost every day and teachers cannot do that much . My son was victim of bullying and several time didn't want to go in the morning and started crying . I managed to move him from that school eventually and thank God but I absolutely do not recommend that school not even if it's five minutes walk from your house. I know there are also good children but unfortunately I speak for the majority and we know, the bad apple always spoils the brunch.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Romina Soto","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111567245648041089254\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIq2Ksbxb74vpUGO-gEJZlPxHqM6k63R_C0or4F-iCT=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-01-23T21:22:16Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I went to St Joseph's Academy as a student and moved over to St Matthew Academy when it first opened. Do not believe all the negative reviews that you may hear as this does not reflect the school at it's current state. St Matthew Academy held an open evening last night and it was very impressive. Parents and members of the local community loved seeing the pupils in action and the amazing facilities, pupils and options the academy has to offer. This school has come a long way since St Joseph's and it's recent GCSE results are the best the academy has ever seen. 5 stars out 5 for this school. Please come and see for yourself.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I went to St Joseph's Academy as a student and moved over to St Matthew Academy when it first opened. Do not believe all the negative reviews that you may hear as this does not reflect the school at it's current state. St Matthew Academy held an open evening last night and it was very impressive. Parents and members of the local community loved seeing the pupils in action and the amazing facilities, pupils and options the academy has to offer. This school has come a long way since St Joseph's and it's recent GCSE results are the best the academy has ever seen. 5 stars out 5 for this school. Please come and see for yourself.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Mike Cameron","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110572721277349403897\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVn81bpaPyxKpa52GJ4n0ORBGh1n20A-bYqH-dtPn3yxbE=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3"},"publishTime":"2018-09-26T13:24:10Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"If you value your child\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mental health, don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t send them to this school. A certain pe teacher insulted my friend while another yelled at her a bunch of times for not understanding what he was saying. She went home crying and wanting to self harm. Rather than talk to you like you are a human being they yell in your face and make you feel worthless. If I could give it 0 stars I would.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"If you value your child\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mental health, don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t send them to this school. A certain pe teacher insulted my friend while another yelled at her a bunch of times for not understanding what he was saying. She went home crying and wanting to self harm. Rather than talk to you like you are a human being they yell in your face and make you feel worthless. If I could give it 0 stars I would.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Lynseyy","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/118291185079719190937\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVKPSXggzKVwJp-5uI-ln2s3_OYoNrYqv_2Dox7xB-v3w=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-05-18T23:12:09Z"}]