Arrow Vale High School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 843 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.8
Academy sponsor led
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,059of 1,250 places
- Free school meals
- 29.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 192
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 1 October 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Elgar Technology College (URN 116977, until 1 September 2009).
What the data says
Of the 198 pupils who finished Year 11 at Tudor Grange Academy Worcester in 2023, 23% stayed on in Tudor Grange Academy Worcester’s own sixth form (Worcestershire average 31%), 29% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 56 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 48% went to university (Worcestershire 34%, England 37%), and 17% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 32% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Worcestershire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 198 | 6,012 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 23% | 31% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 32% | 17% | 13% |
| — further education college | 29% | 36% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 56 | 3,954 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 48% | 34% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 39% | 35% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 13% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.9 | 44.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 13% | 41% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.86 | 3.92 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 20% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.3 | 30.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 49.3 | 48.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 10% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 188 | 98% | 88% | 16% | 22% | 75% |
| English Language | 188 | 98% | 89% | 19% | 20% | 70% |
| English Literature | 174 | 91% | 86% | 21% | 21% | 72% |
| Combined Science | 137 | 71% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 55% |
| History | 133 | 69% | 41% | 27% | 26% | 68% |
| Geography | 83 | 43% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 57% |
| Physical Education | 52 | 27% | 11% | 19% | 24% | 71% |
| Physics | 50 | 26% | 23% | 40% | 46% | 86% |
| Chemistry | 47 | 24% | 23% | 34% | 47% | 94% |
| Biology | 47 | 24% | 23% | 40% | 45% | 96% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 42 | 22% | 8% | 10% | 21% | 60% |
| Sociology | 41 | 21% | 4% | 27% | 21% | 66% |
| Business Studies | 40 | 21% | 18% | 10% | 20% | 65% |
| Photography | 32 | 17% | 6% | 16% | 19% | 81% |
| Media Studies | 30 | 16% | 4% | 23% | 20% | 87% |
| Spanish | 27 | 14% | 19% | 37% | 27% | 89% |
| Music | 21 | 11% | 5% | 38% | 33% | 86% |
| 3D Design | 19 | 10% | 2% | 21% | 16% | 74% |
| Fine Art | 18 | 9% | 9% | 22% | 28% | 94% |
| Design and Technology | 16 | 8% | 11% | 31% | 23% | 63% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 8% | 13% | 27% | 30% | 60% |
| Graphic Communication | 12 | 6% | 1% | 17% | 23% | 75% |
| Drama | 11 | 6% | 7% | 27% | 27% | 91% |
| Dance | 10 | 5% | 1% | 30% | 27% | 50% |
| Polish | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 28 | 74% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 74 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 38 | 2,307 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.00 | 32.00 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 10% | 12% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | 13 | 34% | 13% |
| English Language and Literature | 10 | 26% | 2% |
| Mathematics | 9 | 24% | 31% |
| Psychology | 9 | 24% | 23% |
| Sociology | 9 | 24% | 13% |
| Geography | 7 | 18% | 10% |
| Biology | 7 | 18% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 16% | 17% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Media Studies | — | — | 4% |
| 3D Design | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 9 | 24% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 8 | 21% | — |
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Psychology | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Medical Science | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Worcestershire
Baxter College
Academy converter · sixth form · 766 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.6
Bishop Perowne CofE College
Academy converter · 1,155 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.3
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Voluntary aided school · 1,036 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.1
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,580 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.8
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,290 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.1
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.