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The Matthew Arnold School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Kingston Road, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1PF · matthew-arnold.surrey.sch.uk · 01784 457275
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49
- average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.39 mi
- 2.23 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 947
- 97% of 980 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.9%
- First language not English
- 16.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.39 mi (2.23 km) from the school. Source: Surrey Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 246 families put the school first and 192 places were offered; 71% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 192 | 246 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 187 | 252 | 1.3▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 277 | 1.5▲ | 60% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 202 | 234 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 201 | 245 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.39 mi2.23 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49, and 46.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49 | 46 | ||
| ●46.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.10 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 12.3 | +4.4 |
| Sixth form college | 4.5 | +0.9 |
| Further education | 65.8 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | −1.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Matthew Arnold School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 6 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (119 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 119
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (29%) with SEND