Arena Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 8 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 145580
- Address
- Beeches Road, Great Barr, B42 2PY
- Website
- https://corearena.academy
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1105 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 16.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33%
- Persistent absence
- 32.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 39.5%
Mixed 15.4%
Indian 8.7%
Caribbean 8.5%
Pakistani 6.2%
Unclassified 4.9%
African 4.4%
Bangladeshi 4.1%
Other White 3%
Other 2.3%
Other Black 1.4%
Other Asian 1.3%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.25
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.8
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.74
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 63 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 41 |
| English Language | GCSE | 232 |
Admissions
Arena Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 76
- 3rd preference
- 78
- From another Local Authority
- 21
Offers
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 93 86 |
| Year 8 | 238 97 141 |
| Year 9 | 211 121 90 |
| Year 10 | 240 114 126 |
| Year 11 | 237 116 121 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 87.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 64.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 34.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 13.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.1% 1.2% |