Bishop Walsh Catholic SchoolSt Edmund Campion Catholic School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Bishop Walsh Catholic School and St Edmund Campion Catholic School are secondary schools.
Bishop Walsh Catholic School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Edmund Campion Catholic School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bishop Walsh Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.
Bishop Walsh Catholic School was judged Good and St Edmund Campion Catholic School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.0 for Bishop Walsh Catholic School and 45.8 for St Edmund Campion Catholic School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Bishop Walsh Catholic School (56.9 in 2021-22, 56.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Edmund Campion Catholic School (44.4 in 2021-22, 45.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Sutton ColdfieldBishop Walsh Catholic School | BirminghamSt Edmund Campion Catholic School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 22nd of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | 46th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,076 | 1,158 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 1,043 | |
| Location | Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT | Birmingham, B23 5XA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.0 Stronger figure | 45.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64.5% Stronger figure | 37.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.2% Stronger figure | 62.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.7% | 31.3% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.66 Stronger figure | 3.90 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 172 | 201 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 112 | 51 | |
| A-level average points | 30.5 Stronger figure | 27.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.6 Stronger figure | 28.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.1% Stronger figure | 3.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,081 | 1,151 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.1% | 46.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.1% | 34.2% | |
| SEN support | 12.9% | 12.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.4% | 0.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.2% Stronger figure | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.5% Stronger figure | 24.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
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