Matthew Arnold Primary School is a primary school located in Liverpool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 15/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Dingle Lane, Liverpool

School Information

Address: Dingle Lane, Liverpool, L8 9UB
Website: www.matthewarnold.co.uk
Telephone: 01515390300
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Liverpool
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Timothy Byrne
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104557

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 200
Number of Pupils: 288
Number of Boys: 180
Number of Girls: 108

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1.2
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abercromby Nursery School
Falkner Street , L8 7QA
3out of 4 2,517 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Chatham Place Nursery School
139 Earle Road , L7 6HD
3out of 4 2,805 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Matthew Arnold Primary School
Dingle Lane , L8 9UB
2out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Finbar's Catholic Primary School
South Hill Road , L8 9RY
3out of 4 231 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Cleopas' Church of England Junior Mixed and Infant School
Beresford Road , L8 4RP
3out of 4 641 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School
Neilson Road , Aigburth L17 7BA
3out of 4 937 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Charles' Catholic Primary School
Tramway Road , Aigburth L17 7JA
3out of 4 1,078 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Dingle Vale , L8 9SJ
3out of 4 258 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Belvedere Academy
17 Belvidere Road , Princes Park L8 3TF
4out of 4 811 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
1 Aigburth Drive , Sefton Park L17 3AA
3out of 4 1,379 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Croxteth Drive , Sefton Park L17 3AL
3out of 4 1,997 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS
3out of 4 2,316 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
LIPA Sixth Form College
Mount Street , L1 9HF
- not rated 2,648 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
University of Liverpool Mathematics School
Sir Alastair Pilkington Building , Back Bedford Street L69 7SH
- not rated 2,859 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
The City of Liverpool College
Clarence Street , L3 5TP
- not rated 3,251 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Liverpool College
Queen's Drive , Mossley Hill L18 8BG
3out of 4 2,765 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
ASPIRE Centre, Kings Leadership Academy Liverpool
Dingle Vale , Dingle L8 9SJ
- not rated 183 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
The Belvedere Preparatory School
23 Belvidere Road , Princes Park L8 3TF
- not rated 811 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Auckland College
65-67 Parkfield Road , L17 4LE
- not rated 930 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Toxteth
115 Upper Warwick Street , Liverpool L8 8HD
- not rated 1,664 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Princes School
Selborne Street , L8 1YQ
4out of 4 2,249 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.