Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT
1,076 pupils · 108% of 1,000 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST. JOHN PAUL II MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 January 2025, published 30 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 64.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 80.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 22.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.05 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 169 | 177 | 1,220 | 169 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 170 | 176 | 1,221 | 170 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 169 | 192 | 1,258 | 169 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 169 | 191 | 1,295 | 169 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 171 | 192 | 1,223 | 171 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 170 | 201 | 1,235 | 170 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 170 | 203 | 1,181 | 170 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 146 | 192 | 1,166 | 146 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Plantsbrook School 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Royal Sutton School 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Fairfax 1.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Edmund Campion Catholic School 2.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School 2.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.