Matthew Arnold School | School performance

83%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

65%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

56.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

54%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1093.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,250

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

65%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

56.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

54%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1093.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,250

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

65%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

56.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

54%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1093.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,250

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/05/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityOxfordshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Matthew Arnold School · Secondary with sixth form · Oxfordshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

83%

+9pp

88%81%73%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 83%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

65%

+11pp

69%61%52%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 65%

Attainment 8

56.5

+6.4

58.654.450.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 56.5

EBacc entry

54%

+17pp

54%43%33%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 54%

EBacc APS

1093.3

+154.6

1093.3995.6897.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1093.3

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

34.0

+0.8

38.135.031.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 34.0

A-level value added

+0.00

+0.1

+0.20.0-0.2

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · 0.0

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

17%

-4pp

26%21%17%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 17%

Average A-level grade

C+

B-C+C+

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,250

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

16%

FSM eligible

13%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

22%

Contact

Address

Arnolds Way, Oxford, OX2 9JE

Local authority

Oxfordshire

Website

http://www.maschool.org.uk

Telephone

01865862232

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	83%	65%	56.5	Not applicable	54%	1093.3	70%	1,250
2023/24	74%	54%	50.1	+0.18	37%	938.8	52%	1,285
2022/23	73%	52%	50.9	+0.07	44%	933.1	61%	1,314
2021/22	83%	60%	55.4	+0.33	33%	1011.0	56%	1,320
2018/19	88%	69%	58.6	+0.69	38%	897.8	55%	1,169
2017/18	80%	66%	55.4	+0.50	41%	875.6	50%	1,122
2016/17	83%	66%	54.3	+0.30	32%	—	60%	1,061

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	34.0	C+	+0.00	17%	120
2023/24	33.2	C+	-0.08	21%	144
2022/23	31.8	C+	—	23%	125
2021/22	38.1	B-	—	22%	136
2018/19	36.6	B-	-0.16	26%	102
2017/18	31.3	C	-0.09	14%	103
2016/17	37.4	B-	+0.21	26%	81

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,250	18.5	19%	16%	13%	9%	22%
2023/24	1,285	17.8	15%	18%	12%	9%	25%
2022/23	1,314	18.5	15%	19%	13%	9%	27%
2021/22	1,320	17.6	15%	17%	12%	10%	32%
2020/21	1,298	17.4	14%	16%	10%	—	—
2018/19	1,169	17.2	12%	13%	14%	7%	16%
2017/18	—	17.3	—	—	—	6%	13%
2016/17	1,061	18.4	12%	11%	14%	5%	12%