Ark Boulton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 25 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 140014
- Address
- Golden Hillock Road, Sparkhill, B11 2QG
- Website
- http://arkboulton.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 870 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.4%
- Girls
- 42.6%
- First language not English
- 55.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.1%
Pakistani 46.3%
Other 19.3%
Bangladeshi 9.8%
African 7.9%
Mixed 5.5%
Other White 4.5%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other Asian 1.7%
Indian 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
White British 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 53%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.1
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.91
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 14 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 159 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
| English Language | GCSE | 163 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 161 |
| French | GCSE | 50 |
Admissions
Ark Boulton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 207
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 104
- 3rd preference
- 108
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 174 107 67 |
| Year 8 | 178 103 75 |
| Year 9 | 176 88 88 |
| Year 10 | 171 101 70 |
| Year 11 | 171 100 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 50.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 4.3% 3.0% |