Claim: St Matthew Academy was built as a completely new school at a cost of £38 million budget and was opened in 2007, replacing two previous schools, St Joseph's Academy secondary school and Our Lady of Lourdes primary school.
Evidence: St Matthew Academy opened in 2007; replacing two previous schools, St Joseph's Academy secondary school and Our Lady of Lourdes primary school. The new Academy was built as a completely new school at a cost of £38 million budget.