Ark Tindal Primary Academy, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to welcome you to Ark Tindal Academy. We are a primary school and nursery serving pupils from our local community in Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Our vision at Ark Tindal is to provide an exceptional education that inspires all children to flourish into confident, successful and well-rounded individuals. Our curriculum prepares pupils for a life without limits."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include basketball, drama, choir and debating.

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Ark Tindal Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 89% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 60 families put Ark Tindal Primary Academy as their first choice and 139 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ark Tindal Primary Academy are Park Hill Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 74% maths); Heath Mount Primary School (0.4 miles, 75% reading, 75% maths); SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 93% reading, 87% maths); and Clifton Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 85% maths).

Ark Tindal Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Ark Tindal Primary Academy is one of 48 schools run by ARK Schools, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

58.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 89.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (40%), other ethnic groups (32%) and Black (12%).

In 2026, 64 pupils (14.2%) received SEN support and 7 (1.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Moseley Village Rail Station, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Trafalgar Road (opposite), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ark Tindal Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 695 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Ark Tindal Primary Academy issued 10 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Ark Tindal Primary Academy are Ark St Alban's Academy (0.8 miles) and Queensbridge School (1 mile).