The Matthew Arnold School
Secondary schoolThe Matthew Arnold School is a secondary school in Spelthorne, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 947 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, February 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 7 February 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Matthew Arnold School was 48.8, against 49.3 in Spelthorne and 46.2 in England.
46.3% 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 | Spelthorne | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 48.8 | 49.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46.3% | 49.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72.9% | 70.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 177 | – | – |
- 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
In a straight line- Buckland Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- Staines Preparatory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1 km
- Riverbridge Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Our Lady of the Rosary Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Ashford Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Laleham CofE VA Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Spelthorne
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).