MATTHEW ARNOLD SCHOOL in Oxfordshire, Oxford

Education Centre Information: Matthew Arnold School:

Establishment Type:Community School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Open
Local Authority: Oxfordshire
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Urban > 10k - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery Provider: No Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 1069
Number of boys: 570
Number of girls: 499
Admissions: Comprehensive
Age Range: 11-18
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

Matthew Arnold School was among the first in the country to be designated as a specialist Science College in 2002. It is a comprehensive school and as a Science College it offers quality provision in science and maths based subjects, but students also take a wide range of options for GCSE and A-level. The school provides a wide range of extra-curricular activities such as sports clubs with full range of inter-school fixtures, music, with a range of orchestras and smaller groups, a science club, small group work, discussions, role plays, performances and many more. The schools aims are to ensure its students a happy and safe environment within a rich learning, succeed and achieve their full potential academically, socially, physically and personally, have the skills, knowledge and understanding to take their place as mature adults in society, value education as a life-long experience that will continue into the world of work and of leisure, develop a sense of citizenship and responsibility to the community and to society as a whole.