St Matthew Academy
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St Matthew Academy is a co-educational Roman Catholic academy for children aged 3 to 16. It is located in Blackheath, London
and is a designated specialist Business and Enterprise College
. The school opened in September 2007 after the closing of St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath
, and Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School.
The Academy had a new build budget of £38 million and was designed to be a state-of-the-art teaching centre with a focus on new innovative methods of teaching.
It is a registered charity
under English law and in 2007–08 it had a gross income of £10,583,164.
It is directly funded by the DCSF and receives additional support from its sponsors, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark and the De La Salle Congregation
.
The Academy is the first Roman Catholic all through Academys from Reception to Year 12 and is a specialist college in Business and Enterprise under the Specialist School's Trust.
The Principal of the Academy is Mrs. Monica Cross, with Vice Principal Mr. Michael Barry. Assistant Principals are Mr. David Cregan (Community and Primary), Mr. Nathan Mansfield (staffing and performance), Mr. Martin Nisimloo (Business and Enterprise), Mrs. Elaine Tasker (Inclusion) and Sean October (Student Services)
The Academy sadly lost one of its founding Senior team members in 2010 to illness - Edward Lucisano (Learning) - Eddie worked at both St Matthew Academy and St Joseph Academy and will always be missed and remembered by the Academy community.
St Matthew Academy has three Houses: Romero, Teresa and Mandela, named after Archbishop Oscar Romero
, Mother Teresa
of Calcutta and Nelson Mandela
.
The Academy since opening has been responsible for a dramatic increase in results at GCSE. In 2010 results rose by 21% making the Academy the most improved school in Lewisham and South London.
You can follow the Academy - Twitter @StMattAcademy and Facebook - St Matthew Academy Lewisham.
Blackheath, London
Blackheath is a district of South London, England. It is named from the large open public grassland which separates it from Greenwich to the north and Lewisham to the west...
and is a designated specialist Business and Enterprise College
Business and Enterprise College
Business and Enterprise Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields...
. The school opened in September 2007 after the closing of St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath
St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath
St Josephs Academy was an all boys Roman Catholic academy located in Blackheath, London, United Kingdom.Saint Joseph’s Academy began life in 1860 as an extension of the work of the Brothers in Saint Joseph’s College, Clapham. Bishop Grant asked them to start a new school in Saint George’s parish,...
, and Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School.
The Academy had a new build budget of £38 million and was designed to be a state-of-the-art teaching centre with a focus on new innovative methods of teaching.
It is a registered charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
under English law and in 2007–08 it had a gross income of £10,583,164.
It is directly funded by the DCSF and receives additional support from its sponsors, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark and the De La Salle Congregation
Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation, founded in France by Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle and now based in Rome...
.
The Academy is the first Roman Catholic all through Academys from Reception to Year 12 and is a specialist college in Business and Enterprise under the Specialist School's Trust.
The Principal of the Academy is Mrs. Monica Cross, with Vice Principal Mr. Michael Barry. Assistant Principals are Mr. David Cregan (Community and Primary), Mr. Nathan Mansfield (staffing and performance), Mr. Martin Nisimloo (Business and Enterprise), Mrs. Elaine Tasker (Inclusion) and Sean October (Student Services)
The Academy sadly lost one of its founding Senior team members in 2010 to illness - Edward Lucisano (Learning) - Eddie worked at both St Matthew Academy and St Joseph Academy and will always be missed and remembered by the Academy community.
St Matthew Academy has three Houses: Romero, Teresa and Mandela, named after Archbishop Oscar Romero
Óscar Romero
Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chávez. He was assassinated on 24 March 1980....
, Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa , born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu , was a Roman Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, in 1950...
of Calcutta and Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...
.
The Academy since opening has been responsible for a dramatic increase in results at GCSE. In 2010 results rose by 21% making the Academy the most improved school in Lewisham and South London.
You can follow the Academy - Twitter @StMattAcademy and Facebook - St Matthew Academy Lewisham.