Arena Academy

State-Funded School

arena-academy-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham ErdingtonConstituency

B42 2PYPostcode

3.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Arena Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

It currently serves 969 pupils. Arena Academy is part of CORE EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 39.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.71

Ethnicity

White

41%

Asian

18%

Black

14%

Mixed

18%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

969

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 969
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: CORE EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
4 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
21 Jul 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
24 Nov 2016	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.