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Ark Victoria Academy

All-throughPost 16

Birmingham · Birmingham · B10 0HJ www.arkvictoria.org

Pupils
1,519
cap. 1,920
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
26 Mar 2019
Good

Other Ofsted reports

1 report

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.

RWM expected
85%
+4pp
LA
64%
England
63%
85%83%81%
'23'24'25
RWM higher
11%
+2pp
LA
8%
England
8%
13%11%9%
'23'24'25
GCSE 9–4
67%
+13pp
LA
65%
England
66%
72%63%54%
'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
45%
+16pp
LA
46%
England
46%
53%41%29%
'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
48.4
+8.4
LA
47.4
England
46.8
49.044.540.0
'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
72%
+45pp
LA
48%
England
41%
72%50%27%
'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
7.0
+2.4
LA
7.1
England
7.7
7.05.84.6
'22'23'24'25

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
79%
LA AVG 77%
SPAG higher standard
44%
LA AVG 37%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.55
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.91
GPS scaled score
108.0

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)-0.11
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

93%

staying in education or employment

5% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education92%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment0%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,544
cap. 1,920
1,5841,5641,544
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.8
LA AVG 17.42:1
21.920.418.8
'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
81%
LA AVG 37.18%
85%83%81%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
65%
LA AVG 50%
65%53%41%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
18%
LA AVG 16.75%
18%14%10%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
6%
LA
8%
England
5%
8%6%3%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
17%
LA
25%
England
24%
25%15%6%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressTalbot Way, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 0HJ
Telephone01213934459
Local authorityBirmingham
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
Finance£7988 spend / pupil£8038 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
2024/2585%11%1,544
2023/2481%9%1,559
2022/2384%13%+2.70+1.90+3.301,584
2018/1962%8%-3.10-0.70-0.401,535
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published777
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published496
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2588%44%86%16%88%40%88%79%108.0108.0108.018%
2023/2483%38%84%16%87%33%85%79%106.0106.0104.015%
2022/2388%41%83%16%87%36%85%75%107.0107.0105.014%
2018/1963%15%79%15%81%26%77%79%101.0105.0106.07%
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published5%

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 2018 (was URN 138052)

Predecessor — Key Stage 2

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2017/1863%8%-0.70+0.20+0.60600
2016/1755%4%-3.20-1.60+0.10596

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
2024/2567%45%48.4Not applicable72%7.0159
2023/2454%29%40.0-0.1127%4.6139
2022/2368%50%49.0+0.5259%5.9135
2021/2272%53%48.1+0.4553%6.0137
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2574%
2023/2435%
2022/2363%
2021/2255%
2018/19Not published
2017/18Not published
2016/17Not published

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/25Not eligibleNot eligibleNot applicableNot eligible1
2016/17Not publishedNot applicableNot publishedNot published

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,54418.818%81%65%6%17%
2023/241,55919.215%83%48%7%25%
2022/231,58420.414%85%45%8%24%
2021/221,57020.912%84%43%7%24%
2020/211,55921.910%85%41%
2018/191,5357%80%38%4%8%
2017/184%9%
2016/1749618.45%80%38%3%6%

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