Secondary school

The Arthur Terry School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Birmingham
  • B74 4RZ
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 455 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 14%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 16%16%2016/17: top 14%14% · 2016/172017/18: top 19%2018/19: top 16%2021/22: top 15%2022/23: top 20%2023/24: top 17%2024/25: top 14%No exams

A-level results

#92 of 241 West Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Attainment 855.4 · West Midlands 44.110/10 Top 10%
Grade 5+ English and maths61.1% · West Midlands 39.3%9/10 Top 20%
EBacc point score5.24 · West Midlands 3.8110/10 Top 10%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.11 · West Midlands −0.107/10 Above−16.6 pts
A level points per entry33.62 · West Midlands 31.737/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 56.3 · 242 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 54.2 · 241 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 53 · 229 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 54.2 · 238 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 57.3 · 271 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 53.1 · 274 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 54.1 · 272 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 55.4 · 270 pupils · West Midlands 44.1557.353No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 59% · 241 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 61% · 229 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 61% · 238 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 62% · 271 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 59% · 274 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 62.5% · 272 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 61.1% · 270 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%62.5%59%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 26.66 · 287 pupils · West Midlands 27.92016/17: 27.18 · 242 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 30.27 · 260 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 29.33 · 217 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 37.79 · 172 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 32.17 · 170 pupils · West Midlands 30.952023/24: 34.25 · 186 pupils · West Midlands 31.612024/25: 33.62 · 174 pupils · West Midlands 31.7337.7926.66No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in79.5%
237 of 298 who put it first2014 · 78.1%2026 · 79.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st298237
2nd16418
3rd27313

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,758
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.1%
First language not English6.5%
SEN support12.2%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils14.7%

Girls 46.8%Boys 53.3%

118.8% full · 1,480 places · 374 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.3
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 105.4
  • Leadership 17.8
  • Teaching assistants 23.3
  • Other support 94.5

Teachers 123.2 FTE · Whole workforce 241 · 294 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,043
Spend per pupil£6,462
Staff spend per pupil£5,979
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£2,759,000in-year balance

Grants £7,970 · self-generated £73 · premises £5 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (24 academies) · trust reserve −£8,362,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

272 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.5%
  • Education89.7%
  • Apprenticeship3.3%
  • Employment1.5%
  • Not sustained2.9%
  • Unknown2.6%

After sixth form (16–18)

190 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.5%
  • Education64.7%
  • Higher education63.2%
  • Apprenticeship6.3%
  • Employment18.4%
  • Not sustained7.9%
  • Unknown2.6%