Matthew Arnold School

State-Funded School

matthew-arnold-school-oxfordshire-south-east

South EastRegion

OxfordshireLocal Authority

Oxford West and AbingdonConstituency

OX2 9JEPostcode

8.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Matthew Arnold School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Oxfordshire, South East.

It currently serves 1,255 pupils. Matthew Arnold School is part of Acer Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 56.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 65.2%
EBacc average point score: 5.28

Ethnicity

White

67%

Asian

Black

Mixed

13%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,255

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,255
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Acer Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Jul 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
12 Dec 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.