Ark Boulton Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Birmingham
Ark Boulton Academy is a secondary school in Birmingham for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 June 2024. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Golden Hillock Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 2QG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 877 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 66.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 June 2024
Strengths
- “Ark Boulton Academy staff and pupils share the same high aspirations.”
- “Pupils understand and follow the values of ‘respect, curiosity and perseverance’.”
- “Relationships between pupils and staff are warm and respectful.”
To improve
- “However, these improvements have not yet led to consistently improving outcomes in all subjects by the end of key stage 4.”
- “However, some teachers do not check pupils’ understanding carefully enough.”
- “As a result, they do not have a sufficiently detailed understanding of whether pupils remember what they have learned before.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 145 first-preference applications, 176 offers in total, 142 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2021 to 2026, as Birmingham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Holy Trinity Catholic School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Yardleys School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Small Heath Leadership Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Moseley School and Sixth Form 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark St Alban's Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Ninestiles, an Academy 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published