Arena Academy

Beeches Road, Great Barr, B42 2PY

Academy sponsor led for ages 11–16 in Great Barr. Mixed intake.

Arena Academy is an academy secondary school in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. Its December 2024 inspection did not give an overall grade.

The school describes itself as a school of opportunity, with teamwork from Year 7, an activities programme that includes sport, Combined Cadet Force and choir, and community work including a food and clothes bank.

Ages 11–16 · Secondary

1,039 pupils · On roll

Academy sponsor led · Mixed

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