Arden
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 15 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Unique reference
- 136333
- Address
- Station Road, Knowle, B93 0PT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1820 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.3%
- Persistent absence
- 15.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 72.9%
Indian 6.3%
Mixed 5.6%
Pakistani 3.8%
Chinese 3.4%
Other White 2.4%
Other Asian 1.5%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other 1%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.61
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 64%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.92
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 66 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 24 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 72 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 26 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 56 |
| Biology | GCSE | 85 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 108 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 85 |
Admissions
Arden
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 297
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 344
- 2nd preference
- 147
- 3rd preference
- 154
- From another Local Authority
- 101
Offers
- 1st preference
- 281
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 305 151 154 |
| Year 8 | 306 172 134 |
| Year 9 | 306 150 156 |
| Year 10 | 298 139 159 |
| Year 11 | 303 154 149 |
| Year 12 | 149 84 65 |
| Year 13 | 153 78 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 85.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 36.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 32.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 15.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 4.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 80.0% 62.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 29.0% 15.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 25.0% 14.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.4% 1.7% |