Matthew Arnold School

What Matthew Arnold School does

Matthew Arnold School is a state-funded secondary academy located in Oxford, England (Arnold's Way, OX2 9JE), operating under the Acer Trust multi-academy trust (a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, Company No. 09591931). It serves approximately 40 staff and provides education to students aged 11–18 across Years 7–11 (GCSE programme) and a Sixth Form (Years 12–13) offering over 20 A-Level subjects alongside EPQ, Duke of Edinburgh Award, and enrichment activities. The school is led by Headteacher Mr Anthony Broadley, with Miss Oakden as Head of Sixth Form, and is governed by Acer Trust's board structure.

The school operates on a non-commercial revenue model: it charges no tuition fees and is funded through UK government education grants and local authority funding. Optional parental expenditure covers uniform, catering, trips, and extracurricular activities, processed primarily through ParentPay. Its go-to-market is admissions-driven, relying on open evenings, a Virtual Open Evening Website, a website (maschool.org.uk), and social channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) to attract prospective families, with local authority coordination for Year 7 transitions and the Applicaa platform for Sixth Form enrollment.

The underlying technology is a standard CMS-based website with Google services integration (Google Analytics for traffic analysis, Google Drive for document hosting, Google Sites for staff intranet and Sixth Form induction pages, YouTube/Vimeo for video content). No proprietary software product is built or sold. Student support services include SEND provision, safeguarding, counselling, pupil premium assistance, and careers/UCAS guidance. Reported 2025 GCSE outcomes are 81% of students achieving 5+ grades 9-4 including English and Maths, 65% at grades 9-5, and 95% achieving at least one grade 9-1.

Name

Matthew Arnold School

Legal name

Matthew Arnold School

Website

https://maschool.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Matthew Arnold School is a state-funded secondary academy in Oxford, England, operating under Acer Trust, serving students aged 11–18 across Years 7–13 with a GCSE programme and a Sixth Form offering 20+ A-Level subjects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Sixth form education
• GCSE preparation
• A-Level programs
• State academy

Headquarters

HQ city

Oxford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: State-funded secondary school operating under the Acer Trust academy trust. Funded through UK government education grants and local authority funding. No tuition fees charged to students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Matthew Arnold School is a state-funded secondary academy school in Oxford, United Kingdom, providing full secondary education for students aged 11-16 (Years 7-11) covering the National Curriculum with GCSE examination preparation. It also operates a Sixth Form (Years 12-13) offering over 20 A-Level subjects alongside the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), Duke of Edinburgh Award, and enrichment programmes. The school operates under the Acer Trust multi-academy trust and charges no tuition fees.

Product overview

Matthew Arnold School is a secondary school in Oxford offering a comprehensive educational programme from Years 7 through Sixth Form (Years 12-13). The school's digital presence centres on its main website which provides information about the school, admissions, curriculum, news, and contact details. The educational offering includes a full secondary school curriculum for Years 7-11, with a dedicated Sixth Form programme offering over 20 A-Level subjects alongside EPQ, Duke of Edinburgh Award, and enrichment activities. Supporting services include careers education, library services, music development, extracurricular activities, and comprehensive student support including SEND and safeguarding services. Parents and students access information and services through the website portal, ParentPay for payments, and Applicaa for Sixth Form applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary School Education (Years 7-11) Full-time secondary education for students aged 11-16 covering the National Curriculum with preparation for GCSE examinations. Includes core subjects, knowledge organisers, homework resources, structured tutor groups, termly progress reports, internal examinations, and student support mentoring.
• Sixth Form Education (Years 12-13) Post-16 education programme offering over 20 A-Level subjects alongside the EPQ qualification, Duke of Edinburgh Award, enrichment activities, and Sixth Form leadership opportunities including Prefects, MAPS, and committee roles. Includes UCAS application guidance and university preparation support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 81% of students achieved 5+ GCSEs at grades 9-4 including English and Maths in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Acer TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatthew Arnold School is an academy within the Acer Trust multi-academy trust. Acer Trust provides governance, support, and shared services across its network of schools. The trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (Company No. 09591931).
• Google (Google Analytics, Google Drive, Google Sites)supportingTechnology or IntegrationSchool utilizes Google services for website analytics (Google Analytics), document management and sharing (Google Drive), and supplementary website content (Google Sites). Sixth Form induction and virtual open evenings use Google Sites platforms.
• ParentPaysupportingTechnology or IntegrationParentPay is used as the school's online payment system for catering, trips, and other school-related payments. Parents and carers use the platform for making payments to the school.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Oxford Academy: Oxford-based secondary academy with Sixth Form provision; competes for the same in-city pupil intake and operates under an analogous academy-trust governance model.
• Cheney School: State secondary school in Oxford serving a broadly comparable catchment with similar GCSE-level outcomes and Sixth Form provision. Most direct competitor for in-catchment Year 7 admissions.
• Oxford Spires Academy: Oxford state secondary academy offering Years 7-11 plus a post-16 provision, competing directly for the same Oxford student cohort under similar funding arrangements.
• Wheatley Park School: Oxfordshire secondary school serving the eastern Oxford catchment with full 11-18 provision; direct competitor for families on the eastern side of the city.

Broad incumbents

• St Edward's School, Oxford: Large independent school in Oxford with full secondary and Sixth Form provision; competes for higher-income families within the same Oxford geography.
• Magdalen College School: Well-established independent school in Oxford offering secondary and Sixth Form education. Competes for the same academically ambitious families in the Oxford catchment via the independent sector.

Regional players

• Oxford High School: Independent girls' day school in Oxford with secondary and Sixth Form offering. Competes for a different demographic within the same city, particularly at the Sixth Form transition.

Others

• Acer Trust: Multi-academy trust that governs Matthew Arnold School. Other Acer Trust primary and secondary schools are operational peers under the same trust structure and shared-services model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/matthewarnold-school
• Instagraminstagram.com/mas_oxfordschool

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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