Ark Kings Academy is a all-through school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/10/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Shannon Road, Birmingham, B38 9DE
Website: http://arkkingsacademy.org/
Telephone: 01214594451
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Roger Punton
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137578

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/10/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1080
Number of Pupils: 914
Number of Boys: 478
Number of Girls: 436

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.2
Maths
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.08 Confidence interval -0.35 to 0.2
Of the 89 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 81 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:60%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.85
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kings Norton Nursery School
Westhill Road , Kings Norton B38 8SY 		4out of 4 1,734 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
West Heath Nursery School
200 West Heath Road , Northfield B31 3HB 		3out of 4 2,281 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Allens Croft Nursery School
Allens Croft Road , Kings Heath B14 6RP 		4out of 4 3,096 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Sisefield Road , Kings Norton B38 9JB 		2out of 4 597 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hawkesley Church Primary Academy
376 Shannon Road , Kings Norton B38 9TR 		2out of 4 719 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Fairway Primary Academy
Muirfield Gardens , Kings Norton B38 8XQ 		3out of 4 1,319 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kings Norton Junior and Infant School
Pershore Road South , Kings Norton B30 3EU 		3out of 4 1,398 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
West Heath Primary School
Rednal Road , West Heath Primary B38 8HU 		3out of 4 1,748 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Wychall Lane , Kings Norton B38 8AP 		3out of 4 1,861 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King's Norton Boys' School
Northfield Road , King's Norton B30 1DY 		3out of 4 2,430 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Turves Green , Northfield B31 4BP 		- not rated 2,757 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Kings Norton Girls' School
Selly Oak Road , Kings Norton B30 1HW 		4out of 4 2,780 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Turves Green Boys' School
Turves Green , Northfield B31 4BS 		- not rated 2,876 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Kings Academy
Shannon Road , Kings Norton B38 9DE 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Ways School
300 Redhill road , Kings Norton B38 9EL 		- not rated 1,510 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Lindsworth School
Monyhull Hall Road , Kings Norton B30 3QA 		3out of 4 2,436 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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