Ark Boulton Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 26 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
891 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
54.7%
Girls
45.3%
First language not English
54.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
51.3%
Persistent absence
40.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.7%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 48.9%
Other 16%
Bangladeshi 11.8%
African 7.4%
Mixed 5.5%
Other White 4.6%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other Asian 1.3%
White British 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.38
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.03
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 36%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 40%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.2
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.61
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE10
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE46
BiologyGCSE1
Business Studies:SingleGCSE52
English LanguageGCSE172
English LiteratureGCSE171
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE20
FrenchGCSE73
GeographyGCSE60
HistoryGCSE109
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ark Boulton Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
177
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
105
2nd preference
115
3rd preference
103
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
105
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
12
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
178
102
76
Year 8
180
91
89
Year 9
179
104
75
Year 10
172
99
73
Year 11
182
91
91
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
87.1%
85.6%
Further education
31.0%
38.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
3.0%
34.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
50.0%
13.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
2.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
1.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
11.0%
6.7%
5.9%
Destination unknown
3.0%
2.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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