Arden is a secondary school located in Solihull. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/03/2008. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Station Road, Solihull

School Information

Address: Station Road, Solihull, B93 0PT
Website: http://www.arden.solihull.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01564773348
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Solihull
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Warwood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136333

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/03/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1490
Number of Pupils: 1813
Number of Boys: 909
Number of Girls: 904

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.45 Confidence interval 0.28 to 0.61
Of the 235 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 231 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:52%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:67%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:58.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.12
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Knowle Church of England Primary Academy
Kixley Lane , Knowle B93 0JE 		4out of 4 728 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Mill Lane , Bentley Heath B93 8PA 		- not rated 1,100 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Dorridge Primary School
Station Road , Dorridge B93 8EU 		3out of 4 1,299 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School
Widney Close , Bentley Heath B93 9AS 		3out of 4 1,481 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School
Fen End Road West , Temple Balsall B93 0AN 		- not rated 3,113 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Arden
Station Road , Knowle B93 0PT 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springfield House Community Special School
Kenilworth Road , Knowle B93 0AJ 		4out of 4 2,507 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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