Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
Bishop Walsh Catholic School is a secondary school in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 January 2025. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,076 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils, sixth-form students and staff are rightly proud of their school.”
- “It has very high expectations of pupils’ behaviour.”
- “These are rooted in the school’s values, which underpin the ethos of a caring community in which everyone is kind to each other.”
To improve
- “Pupils achieve strong outcomes, although some disadvantaged pupils do not achieve quite as well as their peers.”
- “There are a few areas of practice which are not consistently delivered to the same high standard.”
- “For example, some questioning overrelies on factual recall and does not enable pupils to explore and apply some of the more complex concepts well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 65% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 56 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 177 first-preference applications, 169 offers in total, 148 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2021 to 2026, as Birmingham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Plantsbrook School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Royal Sutton School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Fairfax 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edmund Campion Catholic School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lift Greenwood 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Erdington Academy 2.5 mi Good Last distance published