Arden

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Station Road
 Knowle
 Solihull
 West Midlands B93 0PT
Telephone: 01564 773348

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2010
History: This school arose from Arden School
Trust: Arden Multi Academy Trust
Sponsor: Arden Multi Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr David Warwood (since November 2019)
Previous Headteacher: Martin Murphy (went to St William of York Catholic Primary School)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 104.25 / 15.85
Non-teaching Staff*: 39.61
Number of pupils: 1817
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.4
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 12.30% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 29.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 6.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 27.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 48.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 8.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Solihull
Constituency: Meriden
Electoral Ward: Knowle
School Number: 3344017

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 14th June 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  2. Knowle Church of England Primary Academy (1.0km) show on map
  3. Dorridge Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  4. Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  5. Springfield House Community Special School (2.5km) show on map
  6. Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Prim... (3.0km) show on map
  7. Monkspath Junior and Infant School (3.1km) show on map
  8. Solihull Sixth Form College (3.3km) show on map
  9. St Alphege Church of England Junior School (3.4km) show on map
  10. St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nurse... (3.8km) show on map
  11. Solihull School (4.0km) show on map
  12. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  13. St Peter's Catholic School (4.0km) show on map
  14. Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull (4.3km) show on map
  15. Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath (4.4km) show on map
  16. Ruckleigh School (4.5km) show on map
  17. Solihull College & University Centre (4.5km) show on map
  18. Widney Junior School (4.5km) show on map
  19. Alderbrook School (4.6km) show on map
  20. Eversfield Preparatory School (4.6km) show on map
  21. Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree (4.6km) show on map
  22. Cheswick Green Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  23. Solihull Alternative Provision Academy (4.7km) show on map
  24. Cranmore Infant School (4.8km) show on map
  25. Lapworth CofE Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  26. Greswold Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  27. Triple Crown Centre (5.3km) show on map
  28. Lode Heath School (5.3km) show on map
  29. Coppice Academy (5.3km) show on map
  30. George Fentham Endowed School (5.4km) show on map
  31. The Island Project School (5.5km) show on map
  32. Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School (5.5km) show on map
  33. Sharmans Cross Junior School (5.6km) show on map
  34. St Patricks Church of England Primary Academy (5.6km) show on map
  35. Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  36. Shirley Heath Junior School (5.8km) show on map
  37. Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School (5.9km) show on map
  38. Woodlands Infant School (6.0km) show on map
  39. Balsall Common Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  40. Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy (6.3km) show on map
  41. Oak Cottage Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  42. Heart of England School (6.3km) show on map
  43. Light Hall School (6.3km) show on map
  44. Kingswood School (6.3km) show on map
  45. Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James (6.5km) show on map
  46. Ulverley School (6.5km) show on map
  47. Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley (6.7km) show on map
  48. Dickens Heath Community Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  49. Hazel Oak School (6.8km) show on map
  50. Reynalds Cross School (6.9km) show on map
  51. Langley School (6.9km) show on map
  52. Haslucks Green School (7.0km) show on map
  53. Burman Infant School (7.0km) show on map
  54. Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  55. Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided P... (7.3km) show on map
  56. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  57. Kineton Green Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  58. Tidbury Green School (7.5km) show on map
  59. Valley Primary (7.5km) show on map
  60. Robin Hood Academy (7.7km) show on map
  61. St Margaret's Church of England Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  62. Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School (7.9km) show on map
  63. St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  64. Olton Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  65. Lyndon School (7.9km) show on map
  66. Mill Lodge Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  67. Chilcote Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  68. Daylesford Academy (8.1km) show on map
  69. Lakey Lane Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  70. Trident Alternative Provision Ltd (8.2km) show on map
  71. Peterbrook Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  72. Aspire Ap School (8.3km) show on map
  73. The Oaklands Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  74. Tanworth-in-Arden CofE Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  75. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  76. Northleigh House School (8.6km) show on map
  77. Mapledene Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  78. Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School (8.7km) show on map
  79. Ninestiles, an Academy (8.8km) show on map
  80. Hall Green Junior School (8.8km) show on map
  81. Holy Souls Catholic Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  82. Burton Green Church of England Academy (8.9km) show on map
  83. Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy (8.9km) show on map
  84. Hall Green Infant School (9.0km) show on map
  85. Yardley Wood Community Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  86. Meriden Church of England Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  87. Acocks Green Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  88. Brays School (9.1km) show on map
  89. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  90. Stanville Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  91. Gilbertstone Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  92. Elms Farm Community Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  93. Coppice Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  94. Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School (9.2km) show on map
  95. Lyndon Green Infant School (9.2km) show on map
  96. Kimichi School (9.2km) show on map
  97. Marston Green Infant Academy (9.2km) show on map
  98. Hall Green School (9.3km) show on map
  99. Marston Green Junior School (9.3km) show on map
  100. Woodrush High School (9.3km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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