70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
53%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
43%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
657.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
826
Pupils · 2024/25
68%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 14/05/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen
Overview of Ark St Alban's Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Birmingham
Part ofARK SCHOOLS
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
70%
+8pp
73%68%62%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
53%
+14pp
53%46%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
Attainment 8
46.9
+0.5
53.249.646.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.9
EBacc entry
43%
-1pp
75%47%18%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
EBacc APS
657.4
+11.9
657.4586.6515.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 657.4
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
37.9
+1.9
38.134.731.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37.9
A-level value added
+0.28
+0.4
+0.30.0-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.3
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
29%
+14pp
29%16%3%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29%
Average A-level grade
B-
0
B-C+C
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
826
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
68%
FSM eligible
73%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%
Contact
Address
Conybere Street, Birmingham, B12 0YH
Local authority
Birmingham
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 53% | 46.9 | Not applicable | 43% | 657.4 | 43% | 826 |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 38% | 46.4 | +0.26 | 44% | 645.5 | 44% | 873 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 41% | 46.0 | +0.33 | 19% | 522.5 | 19% | 901 |
| 2021/22 | 73% | 51% | 53.2 | +0.77 | 18% | 615.8 | 18% | 920 |
| 2018/19 | 71% | 44% | 46.4 | +0.49 | 75% | 515.7 | 76% | 787 |
| 2017/18 | 70% | 46% | 46.5 | +0.59 | 79% | 483.5 | 81% | 723 |
| 2016/17 | 77% | 44% | 44.1 | +0.40 | 79% | — | 82% | 674 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 37.9 | B- | +0.28 | 29% | 86 |
| 2023/24 | 36.0 | B- | -0.07 | 15% | 92 |
| 2022/23 | 35.4 | B- | — | 10% | 92 |
| 2021/22 | 38.1 | B- | — | 17% | 99 |
| 2018/19 | 31.4 | C | +0.08 | 3% | 72 |
| 2017/18 | 29.9 | C | -0.06 | 5% | 59 |
| 2016/17 | 27.9 | C- | -0.27 | 0% | 44 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 826 | 15.4 | 15% | 68% | 73% | 5% | 10% |
| 2023/24 | 873 | 13.6 | 13% | 70% | 69% | 6% | 15% |
| 2022/23 | 901 | 15.2 | 11% | 72% | 73% | 7% | 18% |
| 2021/22 | 920 | 15.9 | 7% | 73% | 72% | 6% | 13% |
| 2020/21 | 908 | 17.7 | 12% | 76% | 56% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 787 | 15.0 | 14% | 76% | 74% | 4% | 8% |
| 2017/18 | 723 | 13.7 | 13% | 76% | 67% | 5% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 674 | 12.5 | 13% | 73% | 71% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.