Arrow Vale High School, Redditch

In its own words: "Arrow Vale is an inclusive school where we work together so that all aim high and achieve their very best. This section provides information about what Arrow offers, from facilities, catering services, governors to our excellent Student Support Team."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I hope we can give you a real flavour for what makes Arrow Vale such a fantastic and well-regarded community. At Arrow Vale, our students are ambitious, resilient, and compassionate young people who strive for excellence in all that they do. They are inspired by our values to Aim High, Excel, Discover and Believe."

In 2026, pupils at Arrow Vale High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Worcestershire and 47 across England.

30% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Worcestershire and 47% in England.

That is up from 38.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.38: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.4, against 44 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Geography.

Across Worcestershire, 88% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Worcestershire lodged 180 appeals against secondary school offers; 134 reached a hearing and 36 succeeded (26.9% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Arrow Vale High School are Ipsley CofE Middle School (0.3 miles, Good); Woodfield Academy (1.1 miles, Requires improvement); Tudor Grange Academy Redditch (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 33.1); and St Bede's Catholic Middle School (1.3 miles, Good).

Arrow Vale High School is one of 14 schools run by Central Region Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.8 in 2024/25.

74 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Arrow Vale High School (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 58% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (58%).

Of the 227 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 49% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 87 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 40% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 43% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

12.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Redditch Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Matchborough Centre (opposite), 150 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 168 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Arrow Vale High School issued 188 suspensions, 22 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Arrow Vale High School are Matchborough First School Academy (0.3 miles), Tenacres First School (0.5 miles), Arrow Valley First School (0.6 miles) and Mappleborough Green CofE Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.