Arrow Vale High School

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Worcestershire

Matchborough Way, Redditch, B98 0GF

Website 01527526800

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

—

No council data

Attendance

89.1%

27.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

843

Capacity used

Has space

87%

972 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Age range: 13–18
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Sixth form: Yes
Boarding: No boarders
Headteacher: Matthew Rash
Address: Matchborough Way, Redditch, B98 0GF
Phone: 01527526800
Local authority: Worcestershire
Ward / constituency: Matchborough & Woodrow · Redditch
Area: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 138505

Gov.uk school record Performance tables

Pupils

Measure	School	LA	England
Free school meals	27%	—	—
English as additional language	11%	—	—
SEN support	13%	—	—

50% boys (421)50% girls (422)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST

843 pupils · 972 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

24
09 October 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained

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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 720 pupils

Attendance

89.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

10.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

27.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

7.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

14%

20/21

35%

21/22

28%

22/23

32%

23/24

27%

24/25

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	42.3	—	—
Progress 8 score	-0.38	—	0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths	37%	—	—
Grade 4+ in English & maths	58%	—	—
EBacc average point score	3.49	—	—

Progress 8 band

Well below

5% of schools

Below

26% of schools

Average

43% of schools

Above

21% of schools

Well above

5% of schools

A-level results

Measure	School	LA	England
Average points per entry	28.06	—	—

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	38.8	46
Grade 5+ English & maths	31.3%	46%
Grade 4+ English & maths	50%	65%
Entering EBacc	23.2%	40%
EBacc average point score	3.25	4.1
Pupils in cohort	224	—

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.

Disadvantaged pupils

-0.80

Other pupils

-0.24

Low prior attainers

-0.18

Middle prior attainers

-0.32

High prior attainers

-0.78

Girls

-0.30

Boys

-0.45

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	29.86	35
Average grade	C	—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)	6.7%	17%
A-level students	67	—

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	222	14%	40%	58%
English Language	222	9%	33%	48%
English Literature	218	12%	39%	55%
Combined Science	192	2%	24%	41%
Art and Design	123	14%	59%	78%
History	94	10%	28%	44%
Geography	92	9%	29%	41%
Food Preparation & Nutrition	58	5%	26%	41%
Spanish	45	4%	36%	42%
Biology	27	33%	85%	93%
Physics	27	37%	78%	85%
Chemistry	27	48%	85%	89%

A level

Subject	Entries	A*	A*–A	A*–B
Mathematics	23	4%	17%	35%
English Literature	16	0%	0%	25%
Film Studies	15	0%	7%	47%
Chemistry	14	0%	7%	36%
Physics	13	0%	8%	23%
Geography	12	0%	0%	8%
Psychology	12	0%	17%	17%
Biology	9	0%	0%	22%
History	9	0%	0%	44%
3D Studies	8	0%	0%	50%
Mathematics (Further)	6	0%	33%	50%
Fine Art	4	0%	0%	0%

Oxbridge

Cambridge offers by year

Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers²

UCAS apply centre 15849: RSA Academy Arrow Vale

Cambridge admissions¹	2025
Applications	≤5
Offers	≤5
Success rate	—
Accepted offers	0

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)	59%	—	—
Apprenticeships	4%	—	—
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 Worcestershire 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.