Matthew Arnold Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 13 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Unique reference
- 104557
- Address
- Dingle Lane, L8 9UB
- Website
- www.matthewarnold.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 282 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 60.3%
- Girls
- 39.7%
- First language not English
- 15.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 72.7%
Mixed 7.5%
Other 7.4%
Other White 4.3%
African 3.5%
Other Black 1.4%
Pakistani 1.1%
Indian 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.8
WritingAverage-1.6
MathsAbove average2.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 43%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Matthew Arnold Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 27
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 27
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 15 10 5 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 35 20 15 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 28 13 15 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 22 7 |
| Year 1 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 2 | 30 20 10 |
| Year 3 | 29 16 13 |
| Year 4 | 29 19 10 |
| Year 5 | 27 18 9 |
| Year 6 | 30 16 14 |