Bishop Walsh Catholic School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Bishop Walsh Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,076 pupils. Bishop Walsh Catholic School is part of ST. JOHN PAUL II MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2025
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Sixth formprovision
Good
Academic Performance
Well above average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 56
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 64.5%
- EBacc average point score
- 4.66
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
53%Boys
47%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 18
- Deprivation band
- Less deprived
- Total pupils
- 1,076
- IDACI quintile
- 2 (More deprived)
- MAT name
- ST. JOHN PAUL II MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection on 8 January 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.
Read the inspection letter on Ofsted| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2016 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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Nearby Secondary Schools
Other secondary schools within about 3 miles of Birmingham.
Plantsbrook School
Birmingham · 0.8 mi
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Birmingham · 0.9 mi
The Royal Sutton School
Birmingham · 1.1 mi
Fairfax
Birmingham · 1.1 mi
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham · 1.4 mi
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Birmingham · 1.6 mi
Highclare School
Birmingham · 1.7 mi
Greenwood Academy
Birmingham · 2.2 mi