Ark St Alban's Academy
Conybere Street, Birmingham, B12 0YH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Acting Principal
- Mr Guy Rimmer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Birmingham
- Sponsor
- ARK Schools
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 797
- URN
- 135970
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214461300
About this school
Ark St Alban's Academy is a Church of England secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 797 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ark St Alban's Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 133 | 156 | 156 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.0 | 46.4 | 46.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.33 +0.08 to +0.58 | +0.26 +0.04 to +0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 38.5% | 52.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 62.2% | 70.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 44.2% | 42.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ark St Alban's Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.4 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.9 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 901 |
| 2023/24 | 873 |
| 2024/25 | 826 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ark St Alban's Academy compares
Ark St Alban's Academy ranked 36th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.9 | 4.8% | 72.6% | 797 | — |
| City Academy | 36.4 | 10.7% | 64.7% | 554 | 0.8 miles |
| Holy Trinity Catholic School | 44 | 9.3% | 61.9% | 714 | 1.1 miles |
| Birmingham Ormiston Academy | 54.1 | 9.1% | 17.3% | 1,016 | 1.2 miles |
| BOA Digital Technologies Academy | — | 9.2% | 52.7% | 443 | 1.4 miles |
| Ark Boulton Academy | 44.2 | 6.7% | 70.3% | 877 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72.62%
- English as an additional language
- 68.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 10.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
City Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Holy Trinity Catholic School1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Birmingham Ormiston Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
BOA Digital Technologies Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Ark Boulton Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Ark St Alban's Academy ranks 30th of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
- Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Secondary
- Arena Academy Secondary
- Ark Boulton Academy Secondary
- Aston Manor Academy Secondary
- Aston University Engineering Academy Secondary
- Bartley Green School Secondary
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Bishop Challoner Catholic College Secondary
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy Secondary
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Broadway Academy Secondary
- Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ark St Alban's Academy teach?
- Ark St Alban's Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the acting principal of Ark St Alban's Academy?
- The acting principal of Ark St Alban's Academy is Mr Guy Rimmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ark St Alban's Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ark St Alban's Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ark St Alban's Academy?
- Ark St Alban's Academy has 797 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ark St Alban's Academy full?
- Ark St Alban's Academy has capacity for 800 pupils and 797 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ark St Alban's Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Ark St Alban's Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Birmingham.
- Is Ark St Alban's Academy a selective school?
- No. Ark St Alban's Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ark St Alban's Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ark St Alban's Academy is part of ARK SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ark St Alban's Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46 in 2022/23 and 46.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ark St Alban's Academy compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Ark St Alban's Academy ranked 36th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ark St Alban's Academy's absence rate?
- Ark St Alban's Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ark St Alban's Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ark St Alban's Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.