St John Wall Catholic School

State-Funded School

st-john-wall-catholic-school-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham Perry BarrConstituency

B21 8HHPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John Wall Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 591 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.64

Ethnicity

White

20%

Asian

29%

Black

35%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

591

Total Pupils

58%Boys

42%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

65%

England average

27%

First language not English

74%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 591
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Sept 2023	Outstanding	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
20 Jul 2012	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.