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Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Victoria Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham B27 7XY · ilsley.bham.sch.uk · 0121 706 4200
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,152
- 97% of 1,190 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 26.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 174 families put the school first and 206 places were offered; 99% 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 | 206 | 174 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 210 | 198 | 0.9 | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 210 | 184 | 0.9 | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 210 | 170 | 0.8 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 210 | 215 | 1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.7, and 33.5% 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 D+ (23.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.55 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103541)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.2 | +6.5 |
| Sixth form college | 6.3 | −4.5 |
| Further education | 43 | +4.3 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −1.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −2.3 |
| Employment | 1.9 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.7 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | −3.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 students | D+ (23.3) | Below average -0.17 | |
| 75 students | D+ (24) | Average -0.15 | |
| 28 students | Merit- (22.6) | Below average -0.38 | |
| 11 students | Dist- (32.3) | Average -0.43 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 45 | C- (26.2) | -0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 50 | C- (26.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 53 | C+ (34.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 61 | C (28.9) | -0.15 |
| 2017/18 | 65 | C- (28.3) | -0.43 |
| 2016/17 | 69 | C (29.9) | -0.23 |
| 2015/16 | 90 | C- (26.1) | -0.31 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 64 | −4.5 |
| Further education | 4 | +2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | −5.3 |
| Employment | 6 | −10.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12 | +8.3 |
| Activity not captured | 10 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Urgent improvement
- Personal development and well-being: Needs attention
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement
- Inspected
- 12 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and well-being | Needs attention |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103541), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103541)
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103541)
Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103541)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 52
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (29%) with SEND