Matthew Arnold School, Oxford

Not to be confused with the Matthew Arnold School, Staines-upon-Thames.

For other uses, see Matthew Arnold (disambiguation).

Matthew Arnold School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located just west of Oxford near Cumnor Hill and Botley and is named after 19th-century poet Matthew Arnold.^[2][6]

Matthew Arnold School
Address
Arnolds Way Oxford , Oxfordshire , OX2 9JE England
Coordinates	51°44′35″N 1°18′11″W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Success For Everyone[1]
Established	1958; 67 years ago (1958)[2]
Local authority	Oxfordshire
Department for Education URN	142104 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Tom Weller[3]
Headteacher	Anthony Broadley
Gender	Coeducational[4]
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	c.1300[4]
Houses	Amethyst, Emerald, Kyanite, Rubellite, Zircon[5]
Website	http://www.maschool.org.uk

The school contains around 1,300 pupils from years 7 to 13, and circa 80 teaching staff.^[7][4] The school catchment area includes Oxford to the west of the railway station, Botley, Cumnor, Binsey, Wytham, and stretches west towards Appleton, Fyfield and Kingston Bagpuize.^[8]

Previously a community school founded in 1958 as Matthew Arnold Secondary Modern, it was administered by Oxfordshire County Council. The school was built for a total cost of £125,000 and was opened by Henry Brooke who was then Minister of Housing.^[9] In August 2015, following a community consultation, Matthew Arnold School converted to academy status and is now part of the Acer Trust.^[4][10] The school continues to coordinate with Oxfordshire County Council for admissions.^[11]