Ark Kings Academy

State-Funded School

ark-kings-academy-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham NorthfieldConstituency

B38 9DEPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ark Kings Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 3–18, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 739 pupils. Ark Kings Academy is part of ARK SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.04

Ethnicity

White

47%

Asian

Black

20%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

Any other group

10%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

739

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

70%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 3 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 739
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ARK SCHOOLS

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Apr 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 May 2022	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate
22 Nov 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.