St John Wall Catholic School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C67
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Birmingham, B21 8HH
- Distance
- 1.4km away
Sandwell Academy
Halfords Lane, West Bromwich, B71 4LG
Local ranking5th of 20 secondary schools in Sandwell
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1250
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 14 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 48.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 68.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 199
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 90.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 9.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
139
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 14.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 32.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 456
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1461
- Boys
- 807 (55%)
- Girls
- 656 (45%)
- Capacity
- 1250 (117% full)
- SEND
- 11.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 30.6%
- EAL
- 47.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.4%
- SEN Support
- 9.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 133.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,294/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Indian: 32.3%
- White British: 15.7%
- Asian Pakistani: 10.7%
- Black African: 8.4%
- Black Caribbean: 6.7%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 5.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.0%
- Asian Other: 3.9%
32.3%
Asian Indian
15.7%
White British
10.7%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Halfords Lane
West Bromwich, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 134993
- UKPRN
- 10017433
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- THOMAS TELFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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