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St John Wall Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Oxhill Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B21 8HH · sjw.bham.sch.uk · 0121 554 1825
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2025 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 591
- 99% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 65.1%
- First language not English
- 74.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 82 families put the school first and 120 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 120 | 82 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 96 | 71 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 124 | 75 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 136 | 85 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 119 | 78 | 0.7 | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.7, and 38.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade D- (17.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.64 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.5 | +16.3 |
| Sixth form college | 7.1 | +2.7 |
| Further education | 48.4 | −13.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | −4.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | −1.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 16 | D- (17.4) | -0.20 |
| All academic | 16 | D- (17.4) | -0.20 |
| Applied general | 15 | — | +0.20 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 55 |
|---|---|
| Further education | 22 |
| Employment | 14 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 |
| Activity not captured | 5 |
Ofsted
St John Wall Catholic School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 24
- 4% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied