Ark Victoria Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 27 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 18 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
141752
Address
Talbot Way, Small Heath, B10 0HJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1559 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
50.4%
Girls
49.6%
First language not English
82.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
45.9%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.8%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 43%
Bangladeshi 29.9%
African 11.4%
Other 7.4%
Other White 1.9%
Mixed 1.8%
Indian 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Other Asian 1%
Unclassified 1%
Other Black 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
White British 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.7
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsWell above average3.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 84%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 13%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award4
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE62
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
BiologyGCSE56
Business Studies:SingleGCSE28
ChemistryGCSE56
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE34
English LanguageGCSE132
English LiteratureGCSE135
FrenchGCSE83
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Ark Victoria Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
56
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
52
2nd preference
53
3rd preference
44
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
52
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
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 classes25.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
10
4
6
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
46
24
22
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
4
1
3
Reception, Full-time
75
41
34
Year 1
90
40
50
Year 2
90
44
46
Year 3
90
53
37
Year 4
103
47
56
Year 5
120
56
64
Year 6
116
62
54
Year 7
167
82
85
Year 8
168
93
75
Year 9
167
80
87
Year 10
165
77
88
Year 11
147
82
65
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
88.8%
86.5%
Further education
42.0%
38.7%
34.7%
School sixth form
12.0%
35.4%
37.9%
Sixth form college
38.0%
14.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.2%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
1.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
5.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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