The Matthew Arnold School
Kingston Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
947 pupils · 97% of 980 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Free school meals
- 20.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 February 2024, published 17 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 46.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 11.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.28 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 192 | 246 | 611 | 192 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 187 | 252 | 578 | 187 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 179 | 277 | 585 | 179 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 202 | 234 | 550 | 202 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 201 | 245 | 572 | 201 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 200 | 165 | 435 | 189 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 201 | 145 | 411 | 180 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 204 | 92 | 331 | 134 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Thomas Knyvett College 1.8 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- The Magna Carta School 2.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Bishop Wand Church of England School 4.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Thamesmead School 4.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Chertsey High School 4.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Paul's Catholic College 5.3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.