Matthew Arnold Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 2–11 · Liverpool
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Liverpool City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Matthew Arnold Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 2–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 14 May 2025. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Matthew Arnold Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 Reception there were 38 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 1.3 first choices per offer, the 8th highest of 106 Liverpool primary schools.
- For 2026 Reception, 29 offers went to first-choice families, so 9 first-choice families (24%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Liverpool schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Dingle Lane, Liverpool, L8 9UB
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 276 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 14 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at this school.”
- “They value the positive relationships that they have with their teachers.”
- “They are cared for and looked after.”
To improve
- “In some other subjects, the curriculum is less effective.”
- “This impacts on how well some pupils achieve.”
- “However, in some subjects including writing, teachers’ checks on pupils’ learning do not consistently identify any gaps or misunderstandings.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 59% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Liverpool.
- St Finbar's Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Charles' Catholic Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Silas Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Windsor Community Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published