Ark Kings Academy
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Ark Kings Academy is a other academy in Birmingham, Birmingham. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
ARK SCHOOLS is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 39 member schools: 16 primary schools, 16 secondary schools, 7 all-through schools. Local authorities: Barnet | Birmingham | Brent | Croydon | Ealing | East Sussex | Enfield | Greenwich | Hammersmith and Fulham | Kensington and Chelsea | Lambeth | Portsmouth | Redbridge | Southwark | Wandsworth | Westminster. Regions: London | South East | West Midlands. — from the ARK SCHOOLS public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Ark Kings Academy
- Address
- Shannon Road, Kings Norton
- Postcode
- B38 9DE
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- URN (official identifier)
- 137578
- Establishment number
- 4001
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Other
- Age range
- 3–18 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 739
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1080
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Taylor
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 13 Mar 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- arkkingsacademy.org
- Telephone
- 01214594451
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2012
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Ark Kings Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 739 | 202,381 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 70.1% | 47.0% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 24.8% | 16.3% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 1.8% | 4.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 31.8% | 40.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
14 published inspections for Ark Kings Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 25 Apr 2024
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Read report- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 18 Jun 2023
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 6 Feb 2023
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SM
- Personal development
- Inadequate
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding is effective
- No
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
Report published 5 May 2022
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 22 Nov 2016
· Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Read reportInspected as Ark Rose Primary Academy (URN 138371)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 9 Nov 2015
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 16 Oct 2014
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportInspected as ARK Rose Primary Academy (URN 138371)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SWK
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 30 Jun 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Primrose Hill Community School (URN 103309)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- 8
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 2 Jul 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Kings Norton High School (URN 103507)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 16 Feb 2011
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Primrose Hill Community School (URN 103309)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 24 Mar 2010
· Notice to Improve S5 ReInspection
Read reportInspected as Kings Norton High School (URN 103507)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 1 Jul 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Primrose Hill Community School (URN 103309)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 20 Mar 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Kings Norton High School (URN 103507)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- NTI
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Jun 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Ark Kings Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 7.5% | 7.5% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 23.4% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Ark Kings Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £637,400 for 523 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 72.3% | 49.7% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £882 | £670 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Ark Kings Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · All-through · 801 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Birmingham average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £8,121,000 £10,139 per pupil | £8,435 | £8,224 |
| Total spending | £7,867,000 £9,821 per pupil | £7,860 | £7,810 |
| Teaching staff | £3,671,000 £4,583 per pupil · 46.7% | £4,029 · 51.3% | £4,300 · 55.1% |
| Education support staff | £1,210,000 £1,511 per pupil · 15.4% | £849 · 10.8% | £866 · 11.1% |
| Supply and agency staff | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £255 · 3.3% | £212 · 2.7% |
| …of which agency supply | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £235 · 3.0% | £178 · 2.3% |
| In-year balance | £254,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £673,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £9,836 per pupil, supply and agency £1,338 per pupil — spending down £15 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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