Matthew Arnold School is a

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and

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located just west of

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near Cumnor Hill and Botley and is named after 19th-century poet Matthew Arnold. The school contains around 1,300 pupils from years 7 to 13, and circa 80 teaching staff. The school catchment area includes Oxford to the west of the

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, Botley, Cumnor,

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, Wytham, and stretches west towards Appleton, Fyfield and Kingston Bagpuize. Previously a community school founded in 1958 as ''Matthew Arnold Secondary Modern'', it was administered by

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. In August 2015 Matthew Arnold School converted to academy status and is now part of the Acer Trust. The school continues to coordinate with Oxfordshire County Council for admissions.

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Matthew Arnold School official websiteTeacher, 27, dies playing rugby
{{authority control Secondary schools in Oxfordshire Academies in Oxfordshire Educational institutions established in 1958 Schools in Oxford 1958 establishments in England