Arrow Vale High School vs Your Ideas School
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Arrow Vale High School
Redditch
Your Ideas School
Redditch
Overview
Phase
Secondary
Special
Type
Academy sponsor led
Other independent special school
Age Range
13–18
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Mixed
Religious Character
None
-
Admissions
Non-selective
Selective
Local Authority
Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
843
8
Capacity
972
8
Occupancy
87%
100%
FSM %
27.4%
-
Nursery
Sixth Form
Boarding
Ofsted
Overall Rating
-
Good
Quality of Education
-
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
-
Good
Personal Development
-
Good
Leadership & Management
-
Good
Last Inspected
Oct 2024
Mar 2025
Performance (2026)
Progress 8
-
-
Attainment 8
41.9
-
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
29.6%
-
KS2 Reading
-
-
KS2 Maths
-
-
KS2 Writing
-
-
A-Level Performance (2024/25)
Average Grade
C
-
Points Per Entry
29.9
-
Best 3 A-Levels
C+
-
AAB+ %
7%
-
Value Added
Average
-
A-Level Students
67
-
Retention
93%
-
University Destinations (2022/23 cohort)
Top-third university
13%
-
Degree course
59%
-
Any L4+ destination
64%
-
Apprenticeships
4%
-
Cohort size
56
-
A-Level Subjects
Subjects offered
15
0
Top subjects
Mathematics (62)
Mathematics (46)
Biology (42)
Psychology (40)
Chemistry (36)
English Literature (32)
English Literature (30)
Film Studies (30)