Arden
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Solihull
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.04 miles
Published by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Arden is a secondary school in Solihull for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 June 2022. Solihull has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Arden catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 3.04 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last Year 7 child offered a place lived 3.04 miles away, the 2nd longest of 10 Solihull secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2018, with a sharp swing between some years.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 307 first-choice applications for 315 offers; 275 offers went to first-choice families and 32 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- GCSE English and maths 2024/25: 73% got grade 5 or above (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Solihull.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Solihull schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Station Road, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0PT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Solihull
- Pupils on roll
- 1,812 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 June 2022
Strengths
- “Senior leaders’ exceptionally high aspirations permeate school life.”
- “They expect high standards of all staff, pupils and themselves.”
- “On the whole, these standards are met.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, this planning is not as clear or is in the early stages of development.”
- “However, some teachers do not always consider carefully enough pupils’ needs, particularly those with SEND, when deciding on learning activities.”
- “When this happens, pupils’ work is of lower quality and they can lose focus.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 73% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 59.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 307 first-preference applications, 315 offers in total, 275 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Solihull.
- St Peter's Catholic School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alderbrook School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lode Heath School 3.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Heart of England School 3.8 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Light Hall School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Langley School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Lyndon School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published