Arrow Vale High School
Matchborough Way, Redditch, B98 0GF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Matthew Rash
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Central Region Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Redditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 972
- Pupils on roll
- 843
- URN
- 138505
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01527526800
About this school
Arrow Vale High School is a secondary academy in Redditch. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 843 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Arrow Vale High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 221 | 227 | 224 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.1 | 42.3 | 38.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.04 -0.15 to +0.23 | -0.38 -0.57 to -0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 36.6% | 31.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 58.1% | 50% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 18.1% | 23.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
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 Arrow Vale High 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 | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.1 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.3 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.8 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 839 |
| 2023/24 | 866 |
| 2024/25 | 856 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Arrow Vale High School compares
Arrow Vale High School ranked 28th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.8 | 10.9% | 29% | 843 | — |
| Tudor Grange Academy Redditch | 29.8 | 13.8% | 34.7% | 435 | 1.1 miles |
| Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre | 39.2 | 9.2% | 28.8% | 958 | 1.8 miles |
| Studley High School | 45.9 | 7.5% | 16.5% | 829 | 1.9 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic High School | 47.3 | 7.8% | 12.7% | 995 | 2.5 miles |
| Ridgeway Secondary School | 47 | 6.1% | 17.8% | 432 | 3.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.04%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 10.88%
- Persistent absence
- 27.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tudor Grange Academy Redditch1.1 miles
Secondary · Redditch
-
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre1.8 miles
Secondary · Redditch
-
Studley High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Studley
-
St Augustine's Catholic High School2.5 miles
Secondary · Redditch
-
Ridgeway Secondary School3.5 miles
Secondary · Redditch
Other schools in Redditch
Arrow Vale High School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Redditch.
- Ridgeway Secondary School Secondary
- St Augustine's Catholic High School Secondary
- Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Tudor Grange Academy Redditch Secondary
- Abbeywood First School Primary
- Arrow Valley First School Primary
- Astwood Bank Primary School Primary
- Batchley First and Nursery School Primary
- Beoley First School Primary
- Crabbs Cross Academy Primary
- Feckenham CofE Primary School Primary
- Holyoakes Field First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Arrow Vale High School teach?
- Arrow Vale High School teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is a secondary school in Redditch.
- Who is the principal of Arrow Vale High School?
- The principal of Arrow Vale High School is Mr Matthew Rash, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Arrow Vale High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Arrow Vale High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Arrow Vale High School?
- Arrow Vale High School has 843 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is Arrow Vale High School full?
- Arrow Vale High School has capacity for 972 pupils and 843 on roll (87%), 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 Arrow Vale High School a faith school?
- No. Arrow Vale High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Arrow Vale High School a selective school?
- No. Arrow Vale High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Arrow Vale High School part of an academy trust?
- Arrow Vale High School is part of CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Arrow Vale High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.1 in 2022/23 and 38.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Arrow Vale High School compare with other schools in Worcestershire?
- Arrow Vale High School ranked 28th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Arrow Vale High School's absence rate?
- Arrow Vale High School's overall absence rate is 10.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Arrow Vale High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Arrow Vale High 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 1 July 2026.