The Arthur Terry School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 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
Birmingham
Unique reference
138136
Address
Kittoe Road, Four Oaks, B74 4RZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1741 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
53.2%
Girls
46.8%
First language not English
6.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.1%
Persistent absence
13.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 66.7%
Indian 11.1%
Mixed 9.1%
Pakistani 2.9%
Chinese 2.2%
Caribbean 1.7%
Other 1.7%
African 1.6%
Other White 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 89%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 60%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 55.3
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 5.23
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award36
Sports StudiesTechnical Award42
ArabicGCSE3
Art & DesignGCSE45
BiologyGCSE45
Business Studies:SingleGCSE137
ChemistryGCSE45
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE45
Design & TechnologyGCSE30
English LanguageGCSE270
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Arthur Terry School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
277
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
294
2nd preference
147
3rd preference
261
From another Local Authority
122
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
235
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
8
To another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
282
144
138
Year 8
278
144
134
Year 9
276
139
137
Year 10
261
153
108
Year 11
270
159
111
Year 12
199
96
103
Year 13
175
92
83
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
87.1%
85.5%
Further education
36.0%
39.9%
36.9%
School sixth form
52.0%
34.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
12.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
1.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
1.3%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
6.3%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
4.3%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
73.0%
69.1%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
30.0%
28.0%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
2.3%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
2.2%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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