Matthew Arnold School (Oxford)
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Matthew Arnold School is a comprehensive secondary coeducational school, for pupils aged 11 to 18, with specialist
status in science and mathematics. It is located just west of Oxford
near Cumnor Hill
and Botley
and is named after 19th century poet Matthew Arnold
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The school contains around 1,300 students from years 7 to 13. Its 2008 OfSTED Report noted that "Matthew Arnold is a good school with an outstanding sixth form".
In 2008 Matthew Arnold School had its best ever examination results. In GCSE, 81% of its students achieved 5 or more higher (A*-C) grades; 97% of its students achieved 5 or more A*-G grades. In A-Level, 57% achieved A - B grades; 75% A - C grades; 98% A - E grades.
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
status in science and mathematics. It is located just west of Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
near Cumnor Hill
Cumnor Hill
Cumnor Hill is a hill in the civil parish of Cumnor, to the west of the city of Oxford in the English county of Oxfordshire. In 1974 it was transferred from Berkshire...
and Botley
Botley, Oxfordshire
Botley is a village in the civil parish of North Hinksey, just west of the Oxford city boundary in the English county of Oxfordshire. It was in Berkshire until 1974, when it was transferred to Oxfordshire...
and is named after 19th century poet Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold was a British poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator...
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The school contains around 1,300 students from years 7 to 13. Its 2008 OfSTED Report noted that "Matthew Arnold is a good school with an outstanding sixth form".
In 2008 Matthew Arnold School had its best ever examination results. In GCSE, 81% of its students achieved 5 or more higher (A*-C) grades; 97% of its students achieved 5 or more A*-G grades. In A-Level, 57% achieved A - B grades; 75% A - C grades; 98% A - E grades.