Ark St Alban's Academy | Secondary with sixth form in Birmingham | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Ark St Alban's Academy

SecondaryPost 16

Birmingham · Birmingham · B12 0YH http://arkstalbans.org/

Pupils
797
cap. 800
Ages
11 - 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
14 May 2024
Good

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
23 Nov 2021
School inspectionRequires Improvement
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7 Dec 2015
Monitoring visit
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12 Oct 2011
Full inspectionOutstanding
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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?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

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.

GCSE 9–4
70%
+8pp
LA
65%
England
66%
77%70%62%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
53%
+14pp
LA
46%
England
46%
53%46%39%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
46.9
+0.5
LA
47.4
England
46.8
53.248.744.1
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
43%
-1pp
LA
48%
England
41%
79%49%18%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
6.6
+0.1
LA
7.1
England
7.7
6.65.74.8
'18'19'22'23'24'25

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

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.26
Above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
37.9
+1.9
LA
32.0
England
32.4
38.133.027.9
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.28
+0.4
LA
-0.18
+0.30.0-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
29%
+14pp
LA
14%
England
14%
29%15%0%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
0
B-C+C-
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.28
Above average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

91%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

5% no destination recorded

Education91%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment0%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

86%

staying in education or employment

9% did not stay in education or employment

5% no destination recorded

Education78%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment5%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
826
cap. 800
920797674
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.4
LA AVG 17.42:1
17.715.112.5
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
68%
LA AVG 37.18%
76%72%68%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
73%
LA AVG 50%
74%65%56%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
15%
LA AVG 16.75%
15%11%7%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
5%
LA
8%
England
9%
7%6%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
10%
LA
25%
England
24%
18%13%8%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressConybere Street, Birmingham, B12 0YH
Telephone01214461300
Local authorityBirmingham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChurch of England
Finance£9920 spend / pupil£10469 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Sep 2009 (was URN 103532)

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
2024/2570%53%46.9Not applicable43%6.6156
2023/2462%38%46.4+0.2644%6.5156
2022/2368%41%46.0+0.3319%5.2133
2021/2273%51%53.2+0.7718%6.2134
2018/1971%44%46.4+0.4975%5.2119
2017/1870%46%46.5+0.5979%4.8112
2016/1777%44%44.1+0.4079%87
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2543%
2023/2444%
2022/2319%
2021/2218%
2018/1976%
2017/1881%
2016/1782%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2537.9B-+0.2829%86
2023/2436.0B--0.0715%92
2022/2335.4B-10%92
2021/2238.1B-17%99
2018/1931.4C+0.083%72
2017/1829.9C-0.065%59
2016/1727.9C--0.270%44

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2582615.415%68%73%5%10%
2023/2487313.613%70%69%6%15%
2022/2390115.211%72%73%7%18%
2021/2292015.97%73%72%6%13%
2020/2190817.712%76%56%
2018/1978715.014%76%74%4%8%
2017/1872313.713%76%67%5%9%
2016/1767412.513%73%71%5%10%

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