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Bishop Walsh Catholic School

Birmingham, B76 1QTSecondaryAges 11–18MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.1×
More first choices than offers made
177 1st-choice / 169 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#628 of 3,141 nationally

About Bishop Walsh Catholic School

Bishop Walsh Catholic School is a state-funded secondary school in Birmingham, West Midlands, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,076 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,000.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (8 Jan 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 56.0 for 2024/25. the published A-level average grade was C for 2023/24. admissions data records 177 first-preference applications and 169 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressWylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B76 1QT
HeadteacherMrs Natalie Brodie
Local AuthorityBirmingham
Number of Pupils1,076
Free School Meals (FSM)12.6%
School Capacity1,076 / 1,000 (108% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Jan 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Sixth Form Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (8 Jan 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 13 May 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Bishop Walsh Catholic School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.