The Matthew Arnold School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 7 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 138765
- Address
- Kingston Road, TW18 1PF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 985 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 15.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.5%
- Persistent absence
- 32.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 67.4%
Mixed 8%
Other White 7.6%
Indian 5.3%
Other Asian 3.5%
Pakistani 1.9%
African 1.9%
Other 1.6%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.43
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.2
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.34
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 46 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 64 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 36 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| English Language | GCSE | 152 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 150 |
Admissions
The Matthew Arnold School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 277
- 2nd preference
- 137
- 3rd preference
- 80
- From another Local Authority
- 51
Offers
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 214 103 111 |
| Year 8 | 227 128 99 |
| Year 9 | 196 101 95 |
| Year 10 | 188 97 91 |
| Year 11 | 160 76 84 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 89.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 66.0% 25.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 30.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 32.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 3.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.7% 1.2% |