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Ark Tindal Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Tindal Street, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9QS · arktindalprimary.org · 0121 464 3049
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.70 mi
- 1.12 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 450
- 98% of 459 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 58.1%
- First language not English
- 89.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ark Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.70 mi (1.12 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.42 mi (682 m). Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 51 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 56 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 42 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.70 mi1.12 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.42 mi0.68 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2023 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Ark Tindal Primary Academy was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 22
- 5% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied