Ark St Alban's Academy
Ark St Alban's Academy | |
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Address | |
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Conybere Street , , B12 0YH | |
Coordinates | 52°28′00″N 1°53′25″W / 52.46673°N 1.89023°WCoordinates: 52°28′00″N 1°53′25″W / 52.46673°N 1.89023°W |
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Type | Academy |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Local authority | Birmingham |
Department for Education URN | 135970 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Website | http://arkstalbans.org/ |
Ark St Alban's Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Highgate area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England.[1]
Previously administered by Birmingham City Council, the school converted to academy status on 1 September 2009. Ark St Alban's Academy is sponsored by Ark[2] and the Church of England Diocese of Birmingham. The school also maintains links with the Parish of St Alban the Martyr, Birmingham.[3]
Ark St Alban's Academy offers GCSEs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form (which opened in 2013) have the option to study from a range of A-levels. The school also has specialisms in mathematics and engineering.
History[]
The original school was founded in 1871 by the Pollock brothers to try and give young people their educational needs.[4] The new school opened in 2009.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Ark St Alban's Academy". Ark St Alban’s Academy.
- ^ "Ark St Alban's Academy". Ark.
- ^ "Church of England Guarantee". Ark St Alban’s Academy.
- ^ "Vision and values | Ark St Alban's Academy". arkstalbans.org. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Ark St Alban's Academy | Ark". arkonline.org. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
External links[]
- Secondary schools in Birmingham, West Midlands
- Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Birmingham
- Academies in Birmingham, West Midlands
- Ark schools
- West Midlands (county) school stubs