Matchborough First School AcademyArrow Valley First School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Redditch.

Summary of the comparison

Matchborough First School Academy and Arrow Valley First School are primary schools in Redditch.

Matchborough First School Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Arrow Valley First School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Arrow Valley First School is ahead on our composite score.
Matchborough First School Academy was judged Good and Arrow Valley First School was judged Good.

Matchborough First School Academy versus Arrow Valley First School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	RedditchMatchborough First School Academy	RedditchArrow Valley First School	England average
Overview
Our score	C63/100	C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking	160th of 173 in Worcestershire	149th of 173 in Worcestershire Stronger figure
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy converter	Academy sponsor led
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-9	3-9
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	363	152
Capacity	310	234
Location	Redditch, B98 0GD	Redditch, B98 0LH
Pupils
Pupils in the census	363	152
Free school meals (ever 6)	26.8%	28.6%
English as an additional language	5.0%	21.1%
SEN support	19.3%	26.3%
SEN with an EHC plan	3.0%	1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence	7.5%	5.9% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	22.3%	14.8% Stronger figure	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.