# Matthew Arnold School

Matthew Arnold School is a secondary school in Vale of White Horse, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,255 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E142104. [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,255
- Council: Vale of White Horse
- URN: 142104

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 10 June 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Matthew Arnold School was 48.6, against 42.7 in Vale of White Horse and 46.2 in England.
46% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Vale of White Horse | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 48.6 | 42.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 38.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67.8% | 60.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 202 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [North Hinksey Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-hinksey-church-of-england-primary-school-e144584): 1.2 km. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Botley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/botley-school-e147759): 1.2 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142104)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142104)

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