Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Birmingham
Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT
78
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
16.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,076
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
148 of 176 families who put it first got an offer
170
Places offered
1221
Total applications
7.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 176 | 148 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 197 | 15 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 218 | 4 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 630 | 3 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1221 | 170 | 14% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 17 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Natalie Brodie
- Address
- Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT
- Phone
- 01213513215
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Sutton Wylde Green · Sutton Coldfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140524
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST. JOHN PAUL II MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
1,076 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
08 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 871 pupils
Attendance
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.41 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 87% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.55 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.66 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 64.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 80.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.66 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 172 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.53 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 112 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 171 | 26% | 70% | 86% | |
| English Language | 171 | 27% | 68% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 170 | 29% | 74% | 86% | |
| Religious Studies | 169 | 51% | 83% | 89% | |
| Combined Science | 128 | 18% | 55% | 74% | |
| History | 109 | 34% | 60% | 72% | |
| Business | 83 | 20% | 52% | 69% | |
| Biology | 43 | 70% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 43 | 58% | 95% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 43 | 74% | 95% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 40 | 15% | 65% | 90% | |
| Geography | 38 | 24% | 61% | 74% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 53 | 6% | 19% | 42% | |
| Mathematics | 41 | 5% | 22% | 34% | |
| Biology | 29 | 0% | 14% | 31% | |
| Economics | 23 | 0% | 17% | 30% | |
| Business Studies | 20 | 0% | 10% | 50% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 0% | 11% | 17% | |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| English Literature | 15 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Government and Politics | 14 | 7% | 36% | 57% | |
| Geography | 13 | 8% | 23% | 38% | |
| English Language and Literature | 12 | 0% | 8% | 17% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 12 | 0% | 8% | 42% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13235: Bishop Walsh Catholic School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 64% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 9% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 65% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.