The Arthur Terry School
Secondary school in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. Good (Nov 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 15 November 2022, report published 15 January 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2026
The last inspection was in November 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.5 milesBishop Vesey's Grammar School
Outstanding (Apr 2024)
- 2.2 milesPlantsbrook School
Standards maintained (Feb 2025)
- 2.3 milesThe Streetly Academy
Good (Oct 2022)
- 2.4 milesSutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Good (Nov 2022)
- 2.5 milesFairfax
Good (May 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.