Ark St Alban's Academy Explained

Ark St Alban's Academy
Type:Academy
Religious Affiliation:Church of England
Address:Conybere Street
Location:Highgate
City:Birmingham
Postcode:B12 0YH
County:West Midlands
Country:England
Coordinates:52.4667°N -1.8902°W
Local Authority:Birmingham
Dfeno:330/6908
Urn:135970
Ofsted:yes
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:11
Upper Age: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 brothers, James and Thomas Pollock, Christian missionaries in the Anglo-Catholic tradition from the Isle of Man.[4] [5] The new school opened in 2009.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ark St Alban’s Academy. Ark St Alban’s Academy.
  2. Web site: Ark St Alban's Academy. Ark.
  3. Web site: Church of England Guarantee. Ark St Alban’s Academy.
  4. Web site: The Ark St Alban’s Academy Church of England Mission. arkstalbans.org. en. 9 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Founding Fathers . www.saintalban.co.uk . St. Alban's PCC . 9 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Ark St Alban's Academy . arkonline.org. en. 2018-11-06.