Ark Victoria Academy

State-Funded School

ark-victoria-academy-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham YardleyConstituency

B10 0HJPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ark Victoria 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 1,519 pupils. Ark Victoria Academy is part of ARK SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.42

Ethnicity

White

Asian

74%

Black

14%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,519

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

67%

England average

27%

First language not English

78%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,519
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ARK SCHOOLS

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 May 2019	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.