Ark Kings Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–18 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Every applicant was offered a place
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ark Kings Academy is an all-through school in Birmingham for ages 3–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2024. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Ark Kings Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 5 earlier years.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 18 first-choice applications for 19 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Every applicant was also offered a Year 7 place in 2026.
- 70.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Shannon Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 9DE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–18
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 739 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 70.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 March 2024
Strengths
- “Children and pupils are happy, safe and proud to attend this all through school.”
- “They understand the high expectations that staff have for them and strive to meet them.”
- “Pupils try hard because they have high aspirations, allied to a ‘can do’ attitude.”
To improve
- “However, those at the end of Year 11 do not yet reflect the impact of the current high-quality curriculum now in place.”
- “However, occasionally, the activities teachers choose to deliver the learning are not well matched to the intended outcomes.”
- “In these cases, pupils do not remember as much as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 24% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 38 first-preference applications, 71 offers in total, 38 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- New Ways School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Penny Tree School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lindsworth School 1.4 mi Not judged
- The Edge Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bournville School 2.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children 2.2 mi Outstanding
- Victoria School 2.2 mi Good
- Maple House School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade