Ark Victoria Academy
Other · Free schools · Ages 3–18 · Birmingham
Ark Victoria Academy is an other school in Birmingham for ages 3–18 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 23 October 2024. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Talbot Way, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 0HJ
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 3–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,519 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 67.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 23 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at all stages of Ark Victoria Academy.”
- “This is because this is a school which lives out its values in full for the benefit of the children in nursery to the pupils in Year 11.”
- “As one pupil, whose comment was typical of many, said to inspectors, ‘Ark Victoria is a holistic and unique experience of ambition, resilience and kindness.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 November 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) | 85% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.4 | 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: 58 first-preference applications, 62 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 50 first-preference applications, 72 offers in total, 42 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception and 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
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
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- Greenfields Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Starbank School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Green Heath School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hamd House School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade