OFSTED
9 October 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Worcestershire
Trust
CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
843
843 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
422
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
421
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.6 pts
above England
School
25.4%
Redditch
24.2%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.0 pts
below England
School
12.3%
Redditch
18.8%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Redditch
0.1%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.4%
686
Any other White background
10.9%
92
White and Black Caribbean
2.1%
18
African
1.3%
11
Pakistani
0.9%
8
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.3%
146 of
843 pupils
3.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
38.8
0.4 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.38 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.88%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.66 pts
higher than
England
School
10.88%
Redditch
7.63%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.27 pts
higher than
England
School
27.08%
Redditch
17.92%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.36%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.56 pts
higher than
England
School
7.36%
Redditch
3.37%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
86.7%
5.6 pts
below England
Arrow Vale High School
86.7%
Redditch
88.3%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.