Bishop Walsh Catholic School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
B76 1QT
Composite score
70.0

School overview

Bishop Walsh Catholic School is a secondary school serving Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 1,081 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 56.0, well above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 1.1 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 13% of secondary schools in England.

64% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 80% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Bishop Walsh Catholic School 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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#403
National rank
#35
In West Midlands
#15
In Birmingham
Top 13%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
56.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
64%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
80%
% EBacc grade 5+
12%
EBacc average points score
4.66

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,081 % FSM ever-6 16.1% % EAL 11.1% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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