Arrow Vale High SchoolMatchborough Way , Redditch

Arrow Vale High School, based in Redditch, provides secondary education, serving pupils aged 13 to 18. The school is a academy sponsor led and operates as a mixed school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a none religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.

Arrow Vale High School currently has around 856 pupils on roll, which is about 88% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 51.5% boys and 48.5% girls. Around 29.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 12%. Persistent absence is recorded at 32%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (81.7%). other white pupils make up about 10.2%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Outstanding. This indicates exceptional performance across all areas. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

Around 91% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (77%) , including 31% who stay in school sixth forms and 42% progressing to further education , while 6% enter apprenticeships .