Arena Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D54
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Birmingham, B42 2PY
- Distance
- 0.7km away
Fortis Academy
Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 8NU
Local ranking67th of 89 secondary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
2124
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 24 October 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 29.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 45.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 200
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 78.0%
- Higher education
- 69.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 7.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
65
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 5.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 33.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 160
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1294
- Boys
- 588 (49%)
- Girls
- 622 (51%)
- Capacity
- 2124 (57% full)
- SEND
- 20.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 59.2%
- EAL
- 28.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.8%
- SEN Support
- 20.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 72.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,547/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 22.6%
- Black African: 16.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 12.8%
- Black Caribbean: 7.2%
- Other: 7.0%
- White Other: 7.0%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 6.2%
- Mixed Other: 5.0%
22.6%
White British
16.8%
Black African
12.8%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Aldridge Road
Birmingham, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 143435
- UKPRN
- 10061450
- Establishment No.
- 5403
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
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