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St Edmund Campion Catholic School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Sutton Road, Erdington, Birmingham B23 5XA · stedcamp.bham.sch.uk · 0121 464 7700

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
45.8
average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,158
115 over 1,043 places · 111%
Local authority
Birmingham
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
40.1%
First language not English
32.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 214 families put the school first and 215 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 239 (Places 201)239September 2023: 236 (Places 201)236September 2024: 241 (Places 215)241September 2025: 242 (Places 212)242September 2026: 214 (Places 215)214Places 215
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026215214184%
September 2025Sept 20252122421.1▲74%
September 2024Sept 20242152411.1▲76%
September 2023Sept 20232012361.2▲70%
September 2022Sept 20222012391.2▲70%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.8, and 37.8% 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- (27.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 40.5 (England 46.3)40.52017/18: 38.5 (England 46.5)38.52018/19: 42.7 (England 46.7)42.72021/22: 44.4 (England 48.8)44.42022/23: 40.5 (England 46.3)40.52023/24: 47.5 (England 45.9)47.52024/25: 45.8 (England 46.0)45.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●45.846.0
▼37.8%45.4%
▼62.2%64.8%
▼31.3%40.5%
●3.904.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103537)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form45.3+6.6
Further education43.8−3.7
Apprenticeship1.5−0.7
Employment1−1.2
Not in a lasting destination5.50
Activity not captured3−0.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 25.1 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 25.9 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 29.7 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 29.1 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 33.3 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 30.8 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 30.8 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 27.5 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
51 studentsC- (27.5)Below average -0.34
52 studentsC- (27.7)Below average -0.33
34 studentsMerit+ (28.3)Average -0.12
3.6%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2465C (30.8)-0.24
2022/2366C (30.8)—
2021/2244C+ (33.3)—
2018/1954C (29.1)+0.26
2017/1857C (29.7)+0.12
2016/1749C- (25.9)+0.11
2015/1665C- (25.1)+0.19

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University67.6−10.4
Further and other education5.6—
Further education4.2—
Other education1.4—
Apprenticeship5.6+3.6
Employment8.5+2.5
Not in a lasting destination12.7+2.7

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Edmund Campion Catholic School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
14 Jan 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2018

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103537), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103537)

  • Jan 2016Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103537)

What parents said

85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (48 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
85%
Replies
48
4% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●88% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲90% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲90% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●84% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼80% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼73% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼62% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼46% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼50% agreeEngland 67%

based on 14 parents (29%) with SEND

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