Matthew Arnold School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 1 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Unique reference
142104
Address
Arnolds Way, OX2 9JE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1285 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
18.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.3%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 56.5%
Mixed 11.6%
Other White 11.4%
African 3.7%
Pakistani 3.5%
Other Asian 3%
Other 3%
Indian 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Chinese 1.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Irish 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Caribbean 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.07
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.05
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 44%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 52%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50.9
Local authority average 46.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.55
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE34
Art & DesignGCSE1
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE21
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE12
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE17
BiologyGCSE198
Business Studies:SingleGCSE67
ChemistryGCSE198
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE29
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Matthew Arnold School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
208
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
160
2nd preference
73
3rd preference
76
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
160
2nd preference
36
3rd preference
8
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
204
100
104
Year 8
208
102
106
Year 9
205
114
91
Year 10
209
111
98
Year 11
210
113
97
Year 12
114
51
63
Year 13
135
67
68
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
86.0%
86.5%
Further education
21.0%
30.7%
34.7%
School sixth form
66.0%
49.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
1.0%
4.2%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
5.1%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
3.9%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
3.9%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.1%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
83.0%
58.0%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
43.0%
16.6%
19.7%
Russell Group
42.0%
15.7%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
5.0%
1.3%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.4%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020