The Matthew Arnold School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
- Distance
- 2.4km away
The Magna Carta School
Thorpe Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ
Local ranking32nd of 57 secondary schools in Surrey
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1275
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 24 September 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 24 September 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 42.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 214
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 90.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1029
- Boys
- 517 (50%)
- Girls
- 525 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1275 (82% full)
- SEND
- 16.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 24.0%
- EAL
- 17.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.5%
- SEN Support
- 15.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 65.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,951/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 58.9%
- White Other: 10.9%
- Asian Indian: 6.3%
- Asian Other: 5.2%
- Other: 3.8%
- Black African: 3.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.6%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
58.9%
White British
10.9%
White Other
6.3%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Thorpe Road
Staines-upon-Thames, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 137116
- UKPRN
- 10034806
- Establishment No.
- 4160
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
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