63%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
41%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
25%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
744.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,270
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 18/05/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySolihull
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Park Hall Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Solihull
Part ofARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
63%
-1pp
70%66%62%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
41%
+1pp
51%42%33%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
Attainment 8
45.6
+0.7
48.946.744.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.6
EBacc entry
25%
-4pp
28%17%6%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 25%
EBacc APS
744.8
+12.5
792.8735.2677.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 744.8
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
33.5
+1.6
34.430.626.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33.5
A-level value added
+0.07
+0.3
+0.20.0-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
10%
+1pp
22%11%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 10%
Average A-level grade
C+
0
C+CC-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,270
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
26%
Contact
Address
Water Orton Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 9HF
Local authority
Solihull
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% | 41% | 45.6 | Not applicable | 25% | 744.8 | 25% | 1,270 |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 40% | 44.9 | -0.34 | 28% | 732.3 | 28% | 1,269 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 33% | 44.5 | -0.26 | 20% | 705.1 | 20% | 1,267 |
| 2021/22 | 70% | 51% | 48.9 | +0.12 | 24% | 792.8 | 24% | 1,298 |
| 2018/19 | 62% | 39% | 47.9 | +0.23 | 6% | 677.5 | 6% | 1,208 |
| 2017/18 | 61% | 37% | 46.0 | +0.12 | 11% | 678.2 | 11% | 1,195 |
| 2016/17 | 57% | 28% | 47.9 | +0.40 | 8% | — | 8% | 1,160 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 33.5 | C+ | +0.07 | 10% | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 31.8 | C+ | -0.25 | 9% | 87 |
| 2022/23 | 31.3 | C | — | 9% | 88 |
| 2021/22 | 34.4 | C+ | — | 22% | 103 |
| 2018/19 | 26.9 | C- | -0.25 | 0% | 81 |
| 2017/18 | 27.2 | C- | +0.05 | 2% | 91 |
| 2016/17 | 28.8 | C | +0.19 | 0% | 67 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,270 | 17.6 | 17% | 6% | 34% | 10% | 26% |
| 2023/24 | 1,269 | 18.0 | 16% | 7% | 34% | 10% | 27% |
| 2022/23 | 1,267 | 16.6 | 13% | 6% | 36% | 10% | 30% |
| 2021/22 | 1,298 | 16.9 | 12% | 4% | 36% | 11% | 34% |
| 2020/21 | 1,281 | 17.3 | 12% | 4% | 32% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,208 | 17.1 | 11% | 4% | 40% | 5% | 13% |
| 2017/18 | 1,195 | 17.4 | 16% | 4% | 38% | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 1,160 | 16.8 | 15% | 4% | 39% | 6% | 15% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.