Ark St Alban's AcademyCity Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Ark St Alban's Academy and City Academy are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Ark St Alban's Academy scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and City Academy scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ark St Alban's Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Ark St Alban's Academy was judged Good and City Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.9 for Ark St Alban's Academy and 36.4 for City Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ark St Alban's Academy (53.2 in 2021-22, 46.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at City Academy (38.4 in 2021-22, 36.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamArk St Alban's Academy | BirminghamCity Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D41/100 | |
| Local ranking | 25th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | 77th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 826 | 615 | |
| Capacity | 800 | 750 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B12 0YH | Birmingham, B15 2EF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.9 Stronger figure | 36.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52.6% Stronger figure | 23.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.5% Stronger figure | 40.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.9% Stronger figure | 30.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 Stronger figure | 3.24 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 156 | 150 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 31 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 37.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.2 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 29.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 826 | 615 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 72.6% | 64.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 68.4% | 49.9% | |
| SEN support | 13.6% | 12.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.4% | 0.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.8% Stronger figure | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.3% Stronger figure | 34.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Ark St Alban's Academy
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