The Arthur Terry School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Birmingham
Kittoe Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 15/11/2022
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.2%
14.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,758
Capacity used
Over capacity119%
1,480 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
235 of 294 families who put it first got an offer
277
Places offered
1404
Total applications
5.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 294 | 235 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 147 | 27 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 261 | 8 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 702 | 7 | ● 1% |
| Total | 1404 | 277 | 20% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 122 applications came from outside the council area (8 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
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Joanne Fairclough
- Address
- Kittoe Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
- Phone
- 01213232221
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Sutton Four Oaks · Sutton Coldfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138136
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
1,758 pupils · 1,480 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
15 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,413 pupils
Attendance
94.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
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 | 54.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.11 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 84% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.14 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.25 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 55.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 61.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 84.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 88.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.24 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 270 | — |
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 | 33.62 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 6.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 174 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 270 | 30% | 65% | 86% | |
| English Language | 270 | 29% | 70% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 270 | 25% | 70% | 86% | |
| Religious Studies | 267 | 22% | 43% | 57% | |
| Combined Science | 225 | 22% | 53% | 76% | |
| Spanish | 166 | 25% | 66% | 74% | |
| Geography | 146 | 27% | 57% | 69% | |
| History | 139 | 40% | 69% | 76% | |
| Business | 137 | 29% | 69% | 82% | |
| French | 81 | 15% | 44% | 63% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 55 | 44% | 76% | 85% | |
| Biology | 45 | 49% | 93% | 98% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 61 | 7% | 20% | 51% | |
| Psychology | 57 | 2% | 18% | 44% | |
| Law | 55 | 4% | 11% | 45% | |
| Sociology | 45 | 4% | 20% | 44% | |
| Biology | 35 | 3% | 11% | 29% | |
| Mathematics | 35 | 9% | 40% | 57% | |
| History | 34 | 3% | 12% | 44% | |
| Geography | 28 | 4% | 21% | 54% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 5% | 10% | 29% | |
| Government and Politics | 17 | 0% | 6% | 29% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 0% | 13% | 50% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 14 | 7% | 36% | 57% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13234: Arthur Terry School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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) | 58% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 60% | — | — |
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 Birmingham 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.