Bishop Walsh Catholic School | School performance

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

56.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

23%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

801.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,081

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

56.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

23%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

801.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,081

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

56.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

23%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

801.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,081

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/03/2020

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBirmingham

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of Bishop Walsh Catholic School · Secondary with sixth form · Birmingham

Part ofST. JOHN PAUL II MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

80%

-6pp

87%83%80%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 80%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

64%

+2pp

65%61%57%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 65%

Attainment 8

56.0

+1.1

56.954.652.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 56.0

EBacc entry

23%

+7pp

24%19%13%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 23%

EBacc APS

801.9

+88.1

801.9730.9659.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 801.9

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

30.5

-1.1

37.432.527.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 30.5

A-level value added

-0.16

+0.5+0.1-0.2

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

10%

-4pp

14%11%8%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Average A-level grade

B-C+C-

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,081

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

11%

FSM eligible

16%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT

Local authority

Birmingham

Website

http://bishopwalsh.net/

Telephone

01213513215

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	80%	64%	56.0	Not applicable	23%	801.9	32%	1,081
2023/24	87%	62%	54.9	+0.41	15%	713.8	26%	1,050
2022/23	80%	60%	52.3	+0.20	24%	676.1	28%	1,030
2021/22	83%	62%	56.9	+0.09	19%	716.2	27%	1,067
2018/19	85%	57%	54.6	+0.08	13%	659.8	17%	1,013
2017/18	72%	52%	49.9	-0.25	28%	599.6	35%	1,013
2016/17	82%	57%	53.1	-0.06	41%	—	50%	1,037

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	30.5	C	-0.16	10%	127
2023/24	31.7	C	-0.12	14%	105
2022/23	30.8	C	—	8%	112
2021/22	37.4	B-	—	14%	131
2018/19	27.6	C-	+0.16	10%	131
2017/18	33.9	C+	+0.46	21%	113
2016/17	33.9	C+	+0.24	12%	114

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,081	19.6	14%	11%	16%	6%	17%
2023/24	1,050	18.1	14%	9%	12%	6%	19%
2022/23	1,030	18.9	8%	8%	12%	7%	18%
2021/22	1,067	18.5	7%	8%	12%	8%	24%
2020/21	1,049	18.9	6%	8%	13%	—	—
2018/19	1,013	15.2	5%	7%	23%	5%	13%
2017/18	1,013	15.9	6%	7%	24%	5%	12%
2016/17	1,037	15.6	5%	5%	23%	4%	10%