Arena Academy
School Name: Arena Academy Address: Beeches Road, Great Barr Town/City: BIRMINGHAM County: West Midlands Postcode: B42 2PY Country: 100071410052 Telephone Number: 0121 729 7310 Website: https://corearena.academy
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Academy sponsor led Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2018 Trust: Core Education Trust Sponsor: Core Education Trust
Headteacher: Mr Raj Mann
Capacity: 900
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 1047 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 116% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 26.8%
URN: 145580
DfE Number: 330/4031
UKPRN: 10066946
Region: West Midlands (E12000005)
District: Birmingham (E08000025)
Constituency: Birmingham, Perry Barr (E14000566)
Electoral Ward: Oscott (E05011159)
Easting & Northing: 406307E, 293655N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 32' 28.87" N 1° 54' 29.89" W
Plus Code: 9C4WG3RR+GM
DfE Record: View record
- Beeches Junior School (0.0km)
- Priestley Smith School (0.0km)
- Beeches Infant School (0.0km)
- Perry Beeches Nursery School (0.1km)
- Glenmead Primary School (0.6km)
- Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy (0.6km)
- Calshot Primary School (0.6km)
- Fortis Academy (0.7km)
- Greenholm Primary School (1.2km)
- Maryvale Catholic Primary School (1.4km)
Same trust
Same sponsor Predecessor school†
- Ms Bridget Daniel-Brooks - Local Governor. Appointed on 16 December 2020 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 15 December 2024.
- Mrs Fay Glendenning - Local Governor. Appointed on 23 November 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 23 November 2026.
- Mr Chris McGrath - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 December 2020 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 30 November 2024.
- Ms Lucy Monk - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 8 April 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2023.
- Mrs Darpan Sandhu - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 November 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 1 November 2026.
- Mr John WOODYATT - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 March 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 19 March 2026.