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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 7 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 19 June 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry611 applications · 192 places offered · 246 named it first
- 2026 3.2; Surrey median median 2.7
- 2025 3.1; Surrey median median 2.6
- 2024 3.3; Surrey median median 2.6
- 2023 2.7; Surrey median median 2.7
- 2022 2.9; Surrey median median 2.7
- 2021 2.2; Surrey median median 2.3
- 2020 2.0; Surrey median median 2.5
- 2019 1.6; Surrey median median 2.3
- 2018 1.6; Surrey median median 2.4
- 2017 1.4; Surrey median median 2.4
- 2016 2.0; Surrey median median 2.6
- 2015 1.9; Surrey median median 2.4
- 2014 2.3; Surrey median median 2.5
- This school
- Surrey median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 192 | 611 | 3.2 | 246 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2025 | 187 | 578 | 3.1 | 252 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2024 | 179 | 585 | 3.3 | 277 | 1.55 |
| Sep 2023 | 202 | 550 | 2.7 | 234 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2022 | 201 | 572 | 2.9 | 245 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2021 | 200 | 435 | 2.2 | 165 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2020 | 201 | 411 | 2.0 | 145 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2019 | 204 | 331 | 1.6 | 92 | 0.45 |
| Sep 2018 | 178 | 278 | 1.6 | 94 | 0.53 |
| Sep 2017 | 187 | 262 | 1.4 | 104 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2016 | 141 | 280 | 2.0 | 91 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2015 | 163 | 302 | 1.9 | 90 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2014 | 193 | 440 | 2.3 | 156 | 0.81 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 177 | 48.8 | 46% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 180 | 49.0 | 47% | 68% | – |
| 2023/24 | 155 | 43.2 | 38% | 56% | −0.24 |
| 2022/23 | 158 | 40.2 | 27% | 48% | −0.43 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Matthew Arnold SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20243.2applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Surrey20261.3applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · SurreyGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · Surrey20263.6applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · SurreySpecial measures Inadequate2024
- 4.8 km · Surrey20263.5applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
- 4.9 km · Surrey20263.2applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
- 5.3 km · SurreyRemains Outstanding20243.8applications per place 60.0Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · SurreyGraded · no overall grade20243.4applications per place 61.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138765 · 936/4202
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 980 pupils · 947 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2012
- Replaced
- The Matthew Arnold School (URN 125263)
- Address
- Kingston Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
- Local authority
- Surrey · Spelthorne
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources