Arnold Lodge School
15-17 Kenilworth Road, Leamington Spa, CV32 5TW
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head of School
- Mr David Preston
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 485
- Pupils on roll
- 444
- URN
- 125774
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01926778050
About this school
Arnold Lodge School is an independent school in Leamington Spa. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 444 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Arnold Lodge School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Arnold Lodge School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1942, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 44 | 37 | 49 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.2 | 50.1 | 44.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 48.6% | 44.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 73% | 53.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 18.9% | 8.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Arnold Lodge School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.2 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.1 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.5 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 409 |
| 2023/24 | 459 |
| 2024/25 | 469 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 10
- Pupils on SEN support
- 24
Location
Nearby schools
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The Kingsley School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Leamington Spa
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The Emscote School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Warwickshire
-
Arise Education1.8 miles
Independent schools
-
Warwick School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Warwick
-
King's High School2.1 miles
Independent schools · Warwickshire
Other schools in Leamington Spa
- The Kingsley School Independent schools
- Whitnash Nursery School Nursery
- Bishops Tachbrook CofE Primary School Primary
- Briar Hill Infant School Primary
- Brookhurst Primary School Primary
- Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Cubbington CofE Primary School Primary
- Harbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Kingsway Community Primary School Primary
- Lighthorne Heath Primary School Primary
- Lillington Primary School Primary
- Milverton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Arnold Lodge School teach?
- Arnold Lodge School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an independent school in Leamington Spa.
- Who is the head of school of Arnold Lodge School?
- The head of school of Arnold Lodge School is Mr David Preston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Arnold Lodge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Arnold Lodge School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Arnold Lodge School?
- Arnold Lodge School has 444 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Arnold Lodge School full?
- Arnold Lodge School has capacity for 485 pupils and 444 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Arnold Lodge School a faith school?
- No. Arnold Lodge School has no designated religious character.
- How have Arnold Lodge School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.2 in 2022/23 and 44.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Arnold Lodge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Arnold Lodge School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.