St Matthew Academy

St Matthew Academy is a mixed all-through, co-educational Roman Catholic academy for students aged 4 to 16. Located in the London Borough of Lewisham, the academy opened in September 2007, replacing two previous schools: St Joseph's Academy and Our Lady of Lourdes primary school.

Type: School
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: school in Lewisham, UK
Also known as: “St. Matthew Academy”
Address: St Joseph’s Vale, London, SE3 0XX

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Observatory and Christ the King Sixth Form College.

Royal Observatory

Museum

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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking the River Thames to the north. Royal Observatory is situated 1 mile north of St Matthew Academy.

Christ the King Sixth Form College

College

Christ the King Sixth Forms are sixth form colleges based over three sites in South London, England. The college was first founded in 1992 by the Catholic Church on a site in Lewisham owned by the Archdiocese of Southwark, it welcomes students from all religions and backgrounds. Christ the King Sixth Form College is situated 450 feet west of St Matthew Academy.

St Margaret’s

Church

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St. Margaret's Church, Lee, is a Church of England parish church located on the south side of Lee Terrace/Belmont Hill, in Lee Green, south-east London. St Margaret’s is situated 600 feet southeast of St Matthew Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackheath and Lewisham.

Blackheath

Suburb

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Blackheath is an area in Southeast London, straddling the border of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham. Historically within the county of Kent, it is located 1-mile northeast of Lewisham, 1.5 miles south of Greenwich and 6.4 miles southeast of Charing Cross, the traditional centre of London.

Lewisham

Town

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Lewisham is an area of southeast London, England, six miles south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the historic county of Kent until 1889.