Arrow Vale High School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Matchborough Way
 Redditch B98 0GF
Telephone: 01527 526800

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 13-18)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Central Region Schools Trust
Sponsor: Central Region Schools Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Matthew Rash (since February 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Ian Mellor
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 54.01 / 9.69
Non-teaching Staff*: 32.75
Number of pupils: 856
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.8
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 29.10% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 26.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 12.5% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 18.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 28.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.4km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Worcestershire
Constituency: Redditch
Electoral Ward: Matchborough
School Number: 8854008

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 4th December 2018 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

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

Nearby Schools

  1. Ipsley CofE Middle School (0.4km) show on map
  2. Matchborough First School Academy (0.5km) show on map
  3. Your Ideas School (0.6km) show on map
  4. Kingfisher School (0.7km) show on map
  5. Tenacres First School (0.8km) show on map
  6. Arrow Valley First School (0.8km) show on map
  7. Mappleborough Green CofE Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  8. Moons Moat First School (1.6km) show on map
  9. St Thomas More Catholic First School (1.7km) show on map
  10. Woodfield Academy (1.7km) show on map
  11. Tudor Grange Academy Redditch (1.9km) show on map
  12. Oak Hill First School (2.0km) show on map
  13. Woodrow First School (2.0km) show on map
  14. The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit (2.0km) show on map
  15. St Bede's Catholic Middle School (2.1km) show on map
  16. Abbeywood First School (2.2km) show on map
  17. Church Hill Middle School (2.2km) show on map
  18. St George's CofE First School and Nursery (2.3km) show on map
  19. The Forge Secondary Short Stay School (2.7km) show on map
  20. Studley Infants' School (2.8km) show on map
  21. Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre (2.9km) show on map
  22. Beoley First School (2.9km) show on map
  23. St Stephen's CofE First School (2.9km) show on map
  24. Heart of Worcestershire College (3.0km) show on map
  25. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  26. Studley High School (3.1km) show on map
  27. St Luke's CofE First School (3.3km) show on map
  28. Studley St Mary's CofE Academy (3.3km) show on map
  29. Crabbs Cross Academy (3.6km) show on map
  30. The Vaynor First School (3.9km) show on map
  31. Chestnut Place (3.9km) show on map
  32. Birchensale Middle School (4.0km) show on map
  33. Walkwood Church of England Middle School (4.0km) show on map
  34. Holyoakes Field First School (4.2km) show on map
  35. St Augustine's Catholic High School (4.4km) show on map
  36. Batchley First and Nursery School (4.6km) show on map
  37. Pitcheroak School (4.6km) show on map
  38. Astwood Bank Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  39. Webheath Academy Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  40. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School (5.0km) show on map
  41. Ridgeway Secondary School (5.6km) show on map
  42. Tanworth-in-Arden CofE Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  43. Coughton CofE Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  44. Feckenham CofE Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  45. Crown Meadow First School & Nursery (7.7km) show on map
  46. Alvechurch CofE Middle School (7.7km) show on map
  47. Tardebigge CofE First School (7.9km) show on map
  48. Henley-in-Arden Montessori Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  49. Venture Academy (8.2km) show on map
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  51. Henley-In-Arden CofE Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  52. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  53. Great Alne Primary School (8.5km) show on map
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  55. Graduately Developing Futures (8.6km) show on map
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  70. Lokrum Fields (10.3km) show on map
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  88. Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery (11.5km) show on map
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  91. Hollywood Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  92. Hanbury CofE First School (11.9km) show on map
  93. Parkside Middle School (11.9km) show on map
  94. Meadows First School (11.9km) show on map
  95. Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy (11.9km) show on map
  96. The Oaks Primary School (11.9km) show on map
  97. West Heath Primary School (12.0km) show on map
  98. St Jude's Catholic Primary School (12.0km) show on map
  99. St John's Church of England Middle School Academy (12.1km) show on map
  100. Bells Farm Primary School (12.1km) show on map
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