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Ark St Alban's Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Conybere Street, Birmingham B12 0YH · arkstalbans.org · 0121 446 1300
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.52 mi
- 0.84 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 797
- 100% of 800 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 77.3%
- First language not English
- 67.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ark Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.52 mi (843 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.35 mi (564 m). Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 156 families put the school first and 119 places were offered; 72% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 119 | 156 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 135 | 175 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 119 | 177 | 1.5▲ | 62% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 120 | 177 | 1.5▲ | 62% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 119 | 217 | 1.8▲ | 53% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.52 mi0.84 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.35 mi0.56 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.9, and 52.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲52.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲42.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.21 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.9 | −27.5 |
| Sixth form college | 23.7 | +6.5 |
| Further education | 34.6 | +19.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.6 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | +2.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 students | B- (37.9) | Above average +0.28 | |
| 31 students | B- (37.9) | Above average +0.28 | |
| 47 students | Dist+ (40.7) | Well above average +0.90 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 48 | B- (36) | -0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 41 | B- (35.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 62 | B- (38.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 38 | C (31.4) | +0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 34 | C (29.9) | -0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 32 | C- (27.9) | -0.27 |
| 2015/16 | 43 | C (28.8) | +0.51 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 79.1 | +19.3 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | −4 |
| Employment | 8.1 | −8.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.3 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | −4 |
Ofsted
Ark St Alban's Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
36% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 36%
- Replies
- 11
- 1% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 64% who had a child bullied