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Ark Kings Academy

All-throughPost 16

Birmingham · Birmingham · B38 9DE http://arkkingsacademy.org

Pupils
739
cap. 1,080
Ages
3 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
13 Mar 2024
Good

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
8 Feb 2022
InspectionInadequate
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Birmingham. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
69%
-10pp
LA
64%
England
63%
80%69%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
9%
+5pp
LA
8%
England
8%
10%7%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
GCSE 9–4
47%
+4pp
LA
65%
England
66%
65%51%37%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
24%
+1pp
LA
46%
England
46%
37%27%16%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
36.5
+0.7
LA
47.4
England
46.8
43.837.831.8
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
25%
-20pp
LA
48%
England
41%
89%57%25%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
3.7
+0.1
LA
7.1
England
7.7
3.72.92.1
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
67%
LA AVG 77%
SPAG higher standard
20%
LA AVG 37%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.55
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.91
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.53
Well below average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

77%

staying in education or employment

14% did not stay in education or employment

9% no destination recorded

Education72%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment3%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
795
cap. 1,080
914643371
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
LA AVG 17.42:1
21.817.613.3
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
29%
LA AVG 37.18%
29%23%16%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
72%
LA AVG 50%
81%75%69%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
27%
LA AVG 16.75%
29%22%15%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
8%
LA
8%
England
5%
9%7%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
23%
LA
25%
England
24%
30%23%15%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressShannon Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 9DE
Telephone01214594451
Local authorityBirmingham
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
Religious characterNone

Nearby schools

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Finance£9821 spend / pupil£10139 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2569%9%795
2023/2479%4%800
2022/2380%7%+2.80+2.00+1.60827
2018/1957%5%-0.90+1.50+0.80763
2017/1863%10%+1.50+2.50+0.80706
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published371
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2569%29%84%18%87%18%80%67%105.0105.0104.027%
2023/2482%25%86%14%86%29%86%71%107.0106.0105.029%
2022/2380%37%80%7%90%13%73%60%105.0104.0102.027%
2018/1961%11%77%11%80%11%77%64%101.0103.0103.020%
2017/1870%27%73%20%70%23%77%70%103.0102.0101.017%
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published14%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 1 Sep 2017 (was URN 138371)

Predecessor — Key Stage 2

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2016/1741%0%-2.30-2.50-3.50213

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2547%24%36.5Not applicable25%3.7120
2023/2443%23%35.8-0.5345%3.6111
2022/2337%16%31.8-1.0145%3.0111
2021/2244%27%35.1-0.9249%3.5112
2018/1965%37%42.8-0.0860%3.489
2017/1858%28%43.8-0.0864%2.153
2016/1757%22%39.8-0.2089%46
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2526%
2023/2447%
2022/2349%
2021/2254%
2018/1974%
2017/1877%
2016/17100%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2016/17Not publishedNot applicableNot publishedNot published

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2579519.427%29%72%8%23%
2023/2480020.529%24%74%7%21%
2022/2382721.827%22%78%9%30%
2021/2289415.326%21%79%9%30%
2020/2191416.823%20%76%
2018/1976313.620%18%81%5%15%
2017/1870613.417%16%74%6%18%
2016/1737113.314%18%69%6%21%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.