Bishop Challoner Catholic College

Voluntary aided school · Secondary school · Birmingham, Birmingham
B14 7EG
Composite score
60.5

Bishop Challoner Catholic College at a glance

Located in Birmingham, Birmingham, Bishop Challoner Catholic College is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 1,246 pupils aged 11 to 18. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 48.4, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That is down 4.7 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 36% of secondary schools nationally.

53% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 69% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 39% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Bishop Challoner Catholic College does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,140
National rank
#96
In West Midlands
#30
In Birmingham
Top 36%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
48.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
53%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
69%
% EBacc grade 5+
26%
EBacc average points score
4.33

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 06/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Post-16 provision
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,246 % FSM ever-6 38.8% % EAL 16.0% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

Nearby secondary schools

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