Free schools · Secondary
Birmingham · B15 2EF · Birmingham
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.8 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 135970
Ark St Alban's Academy
Academy sponsor led · Birmingham · B12 0YH
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
797
Local authority
Birmingham
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 797 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 77.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Birmingham.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 135970
Location
- Address
- Conybere Street
- Postcode
- B12 0YH
- Town
- Birmingham
- County
- West Midlands
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- District
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 797
- Boys / girls
- 455 / 342
- School capacity
- 800
- Capacity fill
- 797 / 800 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 77.3%
- FSM pupils
- 512
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Birmingham
- Governance
- Academy trust: ARK SCHOOLS
- Academy trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Sponsor
- ARK Schools
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Guy Rimmer
- Telephone
- 01214461300
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-05-14
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 46.4
- Progress 8
- 0.3
- English & maths grade 5+
- 39%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 62%
- EBacc entry
- 44%
- EBacc APS
- 4.1