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Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield B76 1QT · bishopwalsh.net · 0121 351 3215
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 56
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,076
- 76 over 1,000 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
- First language not English
- 17.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 177 families put the school first and 169 places were offered; 84% 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 | 169 | 177 | 1▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 170 | 176 | 1▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 169 | 192 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 169 | 191 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 171 | 192 | 1.1▲ | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 56, and 64.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲56 | 46 | ||
| ▲64.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲80.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.66 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 59.2 | +0.8 |
| Further education | 31.8 | −1.3 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −1.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4 | +5.1 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 0.6 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112 students | C (30.5) | Below average -0.16 | |
| 116 students | C (31) | Average -0.10 | |
| 41 students | Merit+ (29.9) | Average -0.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 90 | C (31.7) | -0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 101 | C (30.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 125 | B- (37.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 121 | C- (27.6) | +0.16 |
| 2017/18 | 110 | C+ (33.9) | +0.46 |
| 2016/17 | 112 | C+ (33.9) | +0.24 |
| 2015/16 | 121 | C (30.1) | +0.07 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 58.2 | −5.6 |
| Further education | 2 | +1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.2 | +0.8 |
| Employment | 18.4 | +5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | −1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 5.1 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Bishop Walsh Catholic School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (105 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 105
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (22%) with SEND