Arden

State-Funded School

arden-solihull-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SolihullLocal Authority

Meriden and Solihull EastConstituency

B93 0PTPostcode

8.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Arden is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Solihull, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,812 pupils. Arden is part of Arden Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 59.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 73.3%
EBacc average point score: 5.28

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

11%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,812

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,812
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Arden Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
14 Apr 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.