Arden
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Solihull
Station Road, Solihull, B93 0PT
82
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 14/06/2022
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.5%
11.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,812
Capacity used
Over capacity122%
1,490 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
245 of 269 families who put it first got an offer
295
Places offered
812
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 269 | 245 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 121 | 24 | ● 20% |
| 3rd preference | 175 | 18 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 247 | 8 | ● 3% |
| Total | 812 | 295 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Solihull lets families list 6 preferences. 94 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Warwood
- Address
- Station Road, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0PT
- Phone
- 01564773348
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Ward / constituency
- Knowle · Meriden and Solihull East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136333
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,812 pupils · 1,490 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
14 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,514 pupils
Attendance
94.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.59 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 82% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.26 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 59.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 73.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 88.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 45.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 296 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.51 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 20.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 145 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 297 | 24% | 77% | 91% | |
| English Literature | 297 | 39% | 82% | 92% | |
| Mathematics | 295 | 36% | 78% | 91% | |
| Combined Science | 168 | 15% | 48% | 74% | |
| History | 161 | 57% | 81% | 88% | |
| Geography | 150 | 37% | 69% | 81% | |
| Biology | 122 | 55% | 94% | 97% | |
| Physics | 121 | 53% | 92% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 121 | 50% | 89% | 96% | |
| Business | 83 | 45% | 81% | 89% | |
| French | 78 | 51% | 82% | 88% | |
| Art and Design | 59 | 42% | 75% | 93% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 64 | 14% | 38% | 64% | |
| Business Studies | 43 | 16% | 47% | 81% | |
| History | 35 | 3% | 31% | 91% | |
| Psychology | 33 | 12% | 36% | 61% | |
| Chemistry | 31 | 10% | 42% | 61% | |
| Biology | 29 | 7% | 31% | 55% | |
| Geography | 28 | 4% | 43% | 68% | |
| Physics | 19 | 21% | 42% | 63% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 17 | 0% | 29% | 59% | |
| Computer Science | 16 | 0% | 19% | 50% | |
| Law | 14 | 0% | 21% | 64% | |
| Economics | 14 | 0% | 36% | 64% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #352 of 1,857 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 25220: Arden School, Solihull
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 4 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 61% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Solihull council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.