Thomas Knyvett College
Ofsted: Needs attention
Score
D44
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Ashford, TW15 3DU
- Distance
- 1.8km away
The Matthew Arnold School
Kingston Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Local ranking37th of 57 secondary schools in Surrey
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
980
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 7 February 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 46.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 72.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 177
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 959
- Boys
- 476 (50%)
- Girls
- 471 (50%)
- Capacity
- 980 (97% full)
- SEND
- 19.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.8%
- EAL
- 15.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.8%
- SEN Support
- 14.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 57.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,658/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
- 6.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 15.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 67.0%
- White Other: 7.3%
- Asian Indian: 5.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.0%
- Asian Other: 4.0%
- Black African: 2.2%
- Other: 2.2%
- Mixed Other: 2.1%
67.0%
White British
7.3%
White Other
5.9%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Kingston Road
Staines-upon-Thames, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 138765
- UKPRN
- 10035871
- Establishment No.
- 4202
- Trust
- BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
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