Ark St Alban's AcademyHoly Trinity Catholic School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.

Summary of the comparison

Ark St Alban's Academy and Holy Trinity Catholic School are secondary schools in Birmingham.

  • Ark St Alban's Academy scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Holy Trinity Catholic School scores 53 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 Holy Trinity Catholic School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.9 for Ark St Alban's Academy and 44.0 for Holy Trinity Catholic School.

  • 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 Holy Trinity Catholic School (46.2 in 2021-22, 44.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ark St Alban's Academy versus Holy Trinity Catholic School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BirminghamArk St Alban's AcademyBirminghamHoly Trinity Catholic SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking25th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure62nd of 89 in Birmingham
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll826 747
Capacity800 740
LocationBirmingham, B12 0YH Birmingham, B10 0AX
GCSE results
Attainment 846.9 Stronger figure44.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths52.6% Stronger figure35.9% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths70.5% Stronger figure60.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc42.9% Stronger figure28.8% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.21 Stronger figure3.65 4.09
Cohort156 156
A-level results
A-level entries31 Not reported
A-level average points37.9 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points38.2 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects29.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census826 747
Free school meals (ever 6)72.6% 61.9%
English as an additional language68.4% 59.2%
SEN support13.6% 14.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% Stronger figure9.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.3% Stronger figure31.9% 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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