Arena Academy

URN: 138141
Phase: Secondary
Status: Closed

School overview

School name: Arena Academy
URN: 138141
Phase: Secondary
Gender: Mixed
Age range: 11-16
Status: Closed

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Crime & Safety

Safety score: Safe
National comparison: Lower crime than average
Crime trend: Stable trend
Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2017/18.

Academic year: Academic year
2017/18
Published admission number (PAN): Published admission number (PAN)
179
Places offered by the school
Applications received: Applications received
1,186
Times listed as any preference
Offers made: Offers made
179
Preferred offers from this school
Oversubscription ratio: Oversubscription ratio
6.63×
Applications per place
Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority: Birmingham
Admissions portal: Birmingham admissions
Application deadline: 31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)

Performance & outcomes

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Location

B42 2PY - Beeches Road, Birmingham, West Midlands

Contact details

Address: Beeches Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Postcode: B42 2PY
Phone: -
Website: -

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Administrative details

Local authority name: Birmingham
Local authority code: 330

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 979 schools in Birmingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

979

Open schools

512

Closed schools

461

Primary schools

559

Data quality

Last updated: 14 June 2026
Last imported: 14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

School name	Distance	Phase	Status
Beeches Infant School	0 m	Primary	Open, but proposed to close
Perry Beeches School	0 m	Secondary	Closed
Beeches Junior School	0 m	Primary	Open
Priestley Smith School	0 m	Not applicable	Open
Arena Academy	43 m	Secondary	Open
Perry Beeches Nursery School	108 m	Nursery	Open
Glenmead Primary School	537 m	Primary	Open
Great Barr Primary School	569 m	Primary	Closed
Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy	569 m	Primary	Open
Calshot Primary School	682 m	Primary	Open