Arden
Academy converter•Secondary•Ages 11-18•Solihull, B93 0PT
4.4out of 5
Ofsted
Official inspection reports and grades
GoodSchool inspection
Inspected 14 June 2022
Results
Compared with the local authority and England
KS4 Results
Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25. This year group's key stage 2 tests were cancelled in 2020 because of COVID-19, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. No school in England has a Progress 8 score for this year, and the same applies to 2025/26.
Attainment and progress
Attainment 8 scores a pupil's best 8 GCSE results, out of about 90. Progress 8 compares those results with pupils who started secondary school at the same level: 0 is average.
| Measure | School | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 59.6 | 47.0 | 46.1 |
GCSE results
Grade 4 is a standard pass; grade 5 is a strong pass.
| Measure | School | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 73% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89% | 67% | 65% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths | 88% | 63% | 60% |
English Baccalaureate
The EBacc is English, maths, science, a language, and history or geography. It is a set of subjects rather than a qualification.
| Measure | School | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering the EBacc | 46% | 44% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Based on 296 pupils at the end of key stage 4.
Catchment area
Pupils and staff
Pupils
- Pupils
- 1,817
- Capacity
- 1,490
- Girls / boys
- 49% / 51%
- Free school meals
- 12%
Staff
- Teachers (FTE)
- 104.3
- Teaching assistants (FTE)
- 15.9
- Leadership (FTE)
- 9
- Part-time teachers
- 24%
School workforce census, 2025/26.
