Baxter College
Academy converter · sixth form · 766 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.6
Academy sponsor led
Arrow Vale High School
- Pupils on roll
- 843of 972 places
- Free school meals
- 27.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 224
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 9 October 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Arrow Vale Community High School - A Specialist Sports College (URN 116946, until 1 September 2012).
What the data says
Of the 221 pupils who finished Year 11 at Arrow Vale High School in 2023, 36% stayed on in Arrow Vale High School’s own sixth form (Worcestershire average 31%), 48% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 26% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
Among the 58 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 38% went to university (Worcestershire 34%, England 37%), and 12% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 38.8 against 46.1 across England and 44.2 in Worcestershire, with 31% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | Arrow Vale High School | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 221 | 6,012 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 36% | 31% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 17% | 13% |
| — further education college | 48% | 36% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 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 | Arrow Vale High School | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 58 | 3,954 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 38% | 34% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 12% | 16% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 10% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 36% | 35% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 13% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Arrow Vale High School | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.8 | 44.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 23% | 41% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.25 | 3.92 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 32% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 29.8 | 30.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 42.9 | 48.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 13% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 222 | 99% | 89% | 9% | 20% | 48% |
| Mathematics | 222 | 99% | 88% | 14% | 22% | 58% |
| English Literature | 218 | 97% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 55% |
| Combined Science | 192 | 86% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 41% |
| History | 94 | 42% | 41% | 10% | 26% | 44% |
| Geography | 92 | 41% | 41% | 9% | 25% | 41% |
| 3D Design | 60 | 27% | 2% | 12% | 16% | 68% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 58 | 26% | 8% | 5% | 21% | 41% |
| Spanish | 45 | 20% | 19% | 4% | 27% | 42% |
| Photography | 38 | 17% | 6% | 16% | 19% | 95% |
| Biology | 27 | 12% | 23% | 33% | 45% | 93% |
| Chemistry | 27 | 12% | 23% | 48% | 47% | 89% |
| Physics | 27 | 12% | 23% | 37% | 46% | 85% |
| Film Studies | 26 | 12% | 1% | 23% | 20% | 62% |
| Fine Art | 25 | 11% | 9% | 16% | 28% | 76% |
| Religious Studies | 21 | 9% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 71% |
| French | 20 | 9% | 18% | 25% | 29% | 75% |
| Polish | 7 | 3% | 1% | 100% | 84% | 100% |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 58 | 87% | — |
| Small Business Management | 57 | 85% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 42 | 63% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 27 | 40% | — |
| Health Studies | 23 | 34% | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 17 | 25% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 15 | 22% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Arrow Vale High School | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 158 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 67 | 2,307 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 29.86 | 32.00 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 7% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 23 | 34% | 31% |
| English Literature | 16 | 24% | 11% |
| Film Studies | 15 | 22% | 2% |
| Chemistry | 14 | 21% | 17% |
| Physics | 13 | 19% | 12% |
| Geography | 12 | 18% | 10% |
| Psychology | 12 | 18% | 23% |
| History | 9 | 13% | 13% |
| Biology | 9 | 13% | 20% |
| 3D Design | 8 | 12% | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | 6 | 9% | 5% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 16 | 24% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 12 | 18% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 10 | 15% | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 8 | 12% | — |
| Music performance: Group | VRQ Level 3 | 8 | 12% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 7 | 10% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Nutrition / Diet | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
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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.