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In 2024-25, the last place at The Matthew Arnold School went to an applicant living 1.18 miles from the school. We hold 2 years of published cut-off distances for this school.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places (PAN) | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | — | 187 | 578 | 252 |
| 2024-25 | 1.18 mi | 196 | 577 | — |
| 2023-24 | 1.10 mi | 196 | 585 | — |
| 2022-23 | — | 201 | 572 | 245 |
| 2021-22 | — | 200 | 435 | 165 |
| 2020-21 | — | 201 | 411 | 145 |
| 2019-20 | — | 204 | 331 | 92 |
| 2018-19 | — | 178 | 278 | 94 |
| 2017-18 | — | 187 | 262 | 104 |
| 2016-17 | — | 141 | 280 | 91 |
| 2015-16 | — | 163 | 302 | 90 |
| 2014-15 | — | 193 | 440 | 156 |
How to read this: the last distance offered is an outcome of each admission round — how far from the school the final offer reached after places were allocated under the published criteria. It is not a catchment boundary and it moves every year with sibling numbers, birth-year cohort size and application patterns.
Figures come from the local authority's published allocation data. Some councils publish the National Offer Day figure, which can understate the final September position after waiting-list movement — always confirm with the admissions authority before relying on a single year.
See The Matthew Arnold School's full profile for the catchment map, oversubscription criteria, admission chances calculator and application dates.