My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
39%Agree
45%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
2%The Matthew Arnold School
Academy converter — Secondary
TW18 1PF / 11–16 / Does not apply
49
Attainment 8
82%
parents recommend
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 49
- Progress 8
- -0.24
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 46.7%
82% of parents would recommend this school
119 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
34%Agree
52%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
29%Agree
52%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
7%Agree
9%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
7%Not applicable
64%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
18%Agree
51%Disagree
22%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
30%Agree
29%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
3%Not applicable
14%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
29%No
71%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 35 parents
Strongly agree
29%Agree
28%Disagree
23%Strongly disagree
20%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
31%Agree
51%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
26%Agree
52%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
4%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
16%Agree
60%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
35%Agree
54%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
48%Agree
45%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
24%Agree
42%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
9%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
82%No
18%19.1% of pupils receive SEN support
19.1%
SEN support
4.8%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 0.7%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 6.7%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 4.5%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.3%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.5%
81.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 81.3%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.6:1
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 13.67%
- English as additional language
- 15.6%
- Teachers with QTS
- 94.8%
- White
- 74.4%
- Mixed
- 8.3%
- Asian
- 12.1%
- Black
- 2.5%
- Other
- 2.2%
White British66.6%
Other White7.3%
Gypsy / Roma0.4%
Irish Traveller0.1%
White & Asian4%
Other Mixed2.1%
White & Black Caribbean2%
White & Black African0.2%
Indian5.8%
Other Asian4%
Pakistani1.8%
Chinese0.3%
Bangladeshi0.2%
Caribbean2%
Other Black0.3%
African0.2%