63%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
40%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
7%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
864.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,039
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged
Ofsted inspection · 12/11/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.5:1
Admissions—
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Arena Academy · Secondary · Birmingham
Part ofCORE EDUCATION TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
63%
+6pp
71%64%57%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
40%
+4pp
47%42%36%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
Attainment 8
44.5
+2.8
47.544.641.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.5
EBacc entry
7%
-3pp
68%37%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 7%
EBacc APS
864.2
+23.1
864.2764.8665.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 864.2
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,039
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Beeches Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 2PY
Local authority
Birmingham
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63% | 40% | 44.5 | Not applicable | 7% | 864.2 | 7% | 1,039 |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 36% | 41.7 | -0.36 | 10% | 841.1 | 10% | 1,105 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 36% | 42.8 | -0.25 | 68% | 669.0 | 68% | 1,108 |
| 2021/22 | 71% | 47% | 47.5 | -0.31 | 14% | 672.5 | 14% | 1,047 |
| 2018/19 | 64% | 38% | 44.6 | -0.32 | 31% | 665.3 | 31% | 900 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,039 | 20.0 | 15% | 16% | 39% | 8% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 1,105 | 21.8 | 13% | 17% | 35% | 9% | 25% |
| 2022/23 | 1,108 | 21.6 | 12% | 17% | 34% | 10% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 1,047 | 15.0 | 10% | 18% | 34% | 8% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 1,021 | 15.4 | 11% | 19% | 31% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 900 | 14.5 | 8% | 19% | 30% | 3% | 5% |
| 2017/18 | — | — | — | — | — | 3% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.