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
- Website
- http://arkboulton.org/
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%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Arabic | GCSE | 10 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
Biology | GCSE | 1 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
English Language | GCSE | 172 |
English Literature | GCSE | 171 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 20 |
French | GCSE | 73 |
Geography | GCSE | 60 |
History | GCSE | 109 |
Admissions
Ark Boulton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 115
- 3rd preference
- 103
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
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 |
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% |