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
- 966 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 14.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
White British 65.5%
Other White 8.8%
Mixed 8.3%
Indian 5.3%
Other Asian 2.8%
Pakistani 2.3%
African 2.2%
Other 1.4%
Unclassified 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
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 | 45 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 44 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 82 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 34 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 48 |
| English Language | GCSE | 156 |
Admissions
The Matthew Arnold School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 202
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 234
- 2nd preference
- 155
- 3rd preference
- 72
- From another Local Authority
- 58
Offers
- 1st preference
- 184
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 229 129 100 |
| Year 8 | 208 105 103 |
| Year 9 | 195 102 93 |
| Year 10 | 176 81 95 |
| Year 11 | 158 86 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 89.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 67.0% 25.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 30.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 32.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
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