Arrow Vale High School | School performance

50%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

31%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

38.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

23%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

728.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

856

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

31%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

38.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

23%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

728.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

856

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

31%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

38.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

23%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

728.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

856

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 09/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWorcestershire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.6:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Arrow Vale High School · Secondary with sixth form · Worcestershire

Part ofCENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

50%

-8pp

64%57%50%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

31%

-5pp

46%39%31%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 31%

Attainment 8

38.8

-3.5

48.643.738.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 38.8

EBacc entry

23%

+5pp

23%21%18%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 23%

EBacc APS

728.9

-64.3

884.1758.6633.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 728.9

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

29.9

+1.8

33.926.519.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 29.9

A-level value added

-0.16

+0.3

0.0-0.2-0.5

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

-10pp

22%11%0%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 7%

Average A-level grade

C+C-D

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

856

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

12%

FSM eligible

29%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

11%

Persistent absence

27%

Contact

Address

Matchborough Way, Redditch, B98 0GF

Local authority

Worcestershire

Website

https://www.arrowvaleschool.org.uk/

Telephone

01527526800

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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	50%	31%	38.8	Not applicable	23%	728.9	31%	856
2023/24	58%	37%	42.3	-0.38	18%	793.2	24%	866
2022/23	57%	38%	44.1	+0.04	18%	780.4	25%	839
2021/22	64%	46%	48.6	+0.25	19%	884.1	31%	833
2018/19	61%	38%	43.4	+0.06	22%	633.0	23%	735
2017/18	53%	23%	40.1	-0.04	25%	594.6	30%	696
2016/17	43%	22%	37.2	-0.29	19%	—	24%	671

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	29.9	C	-0.16	7%	81
2023/24	28.1	C-	-0.48	16%	92
2022/23	25.9	C-	—	0%	58
2021/22	33.9	C+	—	22%	81
2018/19	19.2	D	-0.43	0%	70
2017/18	25.8	C-	-0.08	5%	63
2016/17	28.2	C-	+0.03	4%	64

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	856	15.8	16%	12%	29%	11%	27%
2023/24	866	16.4	14%	11%	29%	12%	32%
2022/23	839	18.0	14%	11%	29%	10%	28%
2021/22	833	18.7	13%	10%	30%	11%	35%
2020/21	831	18.5	14%	10%	23%	—	—
2018/19	735	16.9	15%	9%	29%	6%	16%
2017/18	696	14.4	14%	8%	35%	6%	14%
2016/17	671	12.6	14%	7%	40%	6%	17%