The Matthew Arnold School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Surrey
Kingston Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
60%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.0%
15.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
947
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
980 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
60%
1st preference success rate
152 of 252 families who put it first got an offer
187
Places offered
578
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 252 | 152 | ● 60% |
| 2nd preference | 125 | 11 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 92 | 9 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 109 | 15 | ● 14% |
| Total | 578 | 187 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 6 preferences. 37 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Assal Ruse
- Address
- Kingston Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
- Phone
- 01784457275
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Staines South · Spelthorne
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138765
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
947 pupils · 980 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
07 February 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 999 pupils
Attendance
94.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.58 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 11.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 180 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 180 | 17% | 50% | 71% | |
| English Language | 180 | 17% | 56% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 180 | 22% | 64% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 103 | 5% | 28% | 56% | |
| Geography | 99 | 19% | 57% | 68% | |
| Art and Design | 96 | 11% | 47% | 69% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 96 | 2% | 26% | 49% | |
| History | 84 | 51% | 80% | 86% | |
| Biology | 75 | 24% | 60% | 79% | |
| Physics | 75 | 27% | 61% | 75% | |
| Chemistry | 75 | 31% | 64% | 77% | |
| Social Studies | 65 | 29% | 77% | 85% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Surrey council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.