Arena Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Nov 12 2024 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
- 1039 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 16.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.6%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 39.7%
Mixed 16.2%
Caribbean 8.5%
Indian 8%
Pakistani 6%
Unclassified 5.5%
African 4.4%
Bangladeshi 3.8%
Other White 2.8%
Other 2.2%
Other Black 1.6%
Other Asian 1.1%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.4
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.7
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 72 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 231 |
Admissions
Arena Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 78
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 21
Offers
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 99 81 |
| Year 8 | 178 86 92 |
| Year 9 | 237 95 142 |
| Year 10 | 210 120 90 |
| Year 11 | 234 110 124 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 63.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 23.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 4.3% 3.0% |