Ark Tindal Primary Academy

Ark Tindal Primary Academy continues to perform well, maintaining its overall judgement of good. This inspection indicates that the school is close to achieving an outstanding rating, reflecting the robust academic outcomes and supportive environment provided for students. The school fosters a warm atmosphere where high expectations inspire pupils to excel, with a strong emphasis on inclusivity and support for all learners, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The next inspection will be graded, signaling an opportunity to further assess the school's performance under new criteria.

Strengths

• The school has an aspirational and meticulously designed curriculum.
• Pupils achieve highly and express their knowledge clearly.
• Staff deliver the phonics programme with expertise and precision.
• There is a strong culture of inclusion and effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils exhibit exceptional behaviour and positive attitudes towards learning.
• The school promotes positive mental health and character development.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ark Tindal Primary Academy attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at Ark Tindal Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ark Tindal Primary Academy had 24.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.2% of pupils at Ark Tindal Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ark Tindal Primary Academy received £7,263 and spent £7,215 for each of its 454 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £643,000 (£1,417 per pupil).

Across all 48 schools of Ark Schools, income was £9,191 and spending £9,015 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Birmingham · Birmingham local authority: places and applications

Ark Tindal Primary Academy is part of Ark Schools, which runs 48 schools. The nearest others:

• Ark St Alban's Academy Birmingham
• Ark Boulton Academy Birmingham
• Ark Victoria Academy Birmingham
• Ark Kings Academy Birmingham
• Ark Northfield Primary School Pontefract
• Ark Carleton High School Pontefract
• Ark Larks Hill Primary School Pontefract
• Ark Carleton Park Primary School Pontefract
• Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School Pontefract
• Ark The King's School Pontefract

What is Ark Tindal Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ark Tindal Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Ark Tindal Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Ark Tindal Primary Academy was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Ark Tindal Primary Academy have?

Ark Tindal Primary Academy has 450 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ark Tindal Primary Academy cover?

Ark Tindal Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Ark Tindal Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ark Tindal Primary Academy?

Ark Tindal Primary Academy is at Tindal Street, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9QS.