Ark St Alban's Academy Catchment Area
Ark St Alban's Academy is an academy sponsor led secondary school in Birmingham , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 826 pupils, and a capacity of 800 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
11-18
Age range
826
Pupils
800
Capacity
103%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2024
Ark St Alban's Academy Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Ark St Alban's Academy?
The catchment area for Ark St Alban's Academy is the geographic zone Birmingham uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Birmingham publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Ark St Alban's Academy is managed by Birmingham and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Birmingham before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Birmingham catchment area documents →Ark St Alban's Academy: at or above its 800 place limit
Ark St Alban's Academy has a published admission number of 800 places. 826 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 103%. The school is at or above its published limit of 800 places. Birmingham allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 68.1% of pupils at Ark St Alban's Academy are eligible for free school meals, above the national average of around 24%. This reflects the school's role in a higher-deprivation area of Birmingham.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Birmingham publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Birmingham Council school admissions (official) →
Ark St Alban's Academy: School Information
- Full address
- Conybere Street, Birmingham, B12 0YH
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-18 years
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 68.1% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 135970
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Other Church of England Schools in Birmingham
Ark St Alban's Academy shares its religious character with these Church of England schools across Birmingham. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
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Moseley Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
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St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth Catchment Area
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St Matthew's CofE Primary School Catchment Area
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Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to Ark St Alban's Academy by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Ark St Alban's Academy
What is the catchment area for Ark St Alban's Academy? ▾
The catchment area for Ark St Alban's Academy is the geographic zone Birmingham uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Birmingham publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Ark St Alban's Academy oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, Ark St Alban's Academy currently has 826 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 800 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for Ark St Alban's Academy? ▾
Ark St Alban's Academy uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Birmingham before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Ark St Alban's Academy cover? ▾
Ark St Alban's Academy is a secondary school in Birmingham, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Ark St Alban's Academy? ▾
Ark St Alban's Academy was rated Good by Ofsted in 2024. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.