Arden

Station Road, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0PT

Local ranking1st of 16 secondary schools in Solihull

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1490

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 59.6
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 73.3%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 88.5%
Entering EBacc: 45.6%
EBacc APS: 5.3
Cohort Size: 296

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 95.0%
Continued in education: 90.0%
Apprenticeships: 4.0%
Employment: 1.0%
Not sustained: 2.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 86.0%
Higher education: 59.0%
Apprenticeships: 4.0%
Employment: 22.0%
Not sustained: 10.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

Avg A-Level Grade

39.5

Avg Points/Entry

39.8

Best 3 A-Levels

145

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 20.6%
Applied General Avg Points: 40.6
16-18 Cohort: 307

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1817
Boys: 933 (51%)
Girls: 884 (49%)
Capacity: 1490 (122% full)
SEND: 17.8%
FSM Eligible: 12.6%
EAL: 8.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.3%
SEN Support: 16.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 104.3
Budget per Pupil: £6,336/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.5%
Persistent Absence: 11.5%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Not applicable
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 70.8%
Asian Indian: 6.1%
Asian Chinese: 4.3%
Asian Pakistani: 3.4%
White Other: 2.5%
Other: 2.5%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.9%

70.8%

White British

6.1%

Asian Indian

4.3%

Asian Chinese

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01564773348

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Station Road

Solihull, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 136333
UKPRN: 10031562
Establishment No.: 4017
Trust: ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST