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EnglandNorth WestLiverpoolL8 9UBMatthew Arnold Primary School
Primary

Matthew Arnold Primary School

Primary

Liverpool · Liverpool · L8 9UB www.matthewarnold.co.uk

Pupils
282
cap. 200
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
282
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
282
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLiverpool
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Matthew Arnold Primary School · Primary · Liverpool

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
59%
+16pp
60%52%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
3%
-1pp
7%5%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
282
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
61%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Dingle Lane, Liverpool, L8 9UB
Local authority
Liverpool
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2559%3%72%31%62%3%69%28%69%66%106.0106.0105.022%282
2023/2443%4%68%21%57%7%79%14%71%64%104.0103.0102.026%282
2022/2347%3%60%20%60%7%83%30%67%63%104.0104.0103.0-1.80-1.60+2.4023%280
2018/1960%7%70%10%73%13%80%13%77%80%102.0103.0102.0-1.00-0.10-0.4022%281
2017/1859%7%63%15%74%11%78%22%81%63%103.0104.0101.0-1.70-0.60-0.2021%292
2016/1741%0%59%11%67%11%44%4%67%56%101.099.0101.0-2.00-0.70-4.1027%316

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2528219.322%16%61%7%19%
2023/2428220.926%12%62%7%20%
2022/2328018.723%11%56%6%18%
2021/2229220.625%10%56%7%20%
2020/2128822.123%12%38%
2018/1928119.422%17%44%5%12%
2017/1829217.921%15%44%5%14%
2016/1731624.527%16%44%6%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.