Bishop Milner Catholic College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Dudley, DY1 3BY
- Distance
- 1.1km away
St James Academy
St James's Road, Dudley, DY1 3JE
Local ranking14th of 19 secondary schools in Dudley
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 4 June 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 47.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 164
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 859
- Boys
- 435 (50%)
- Girls
- 432 (50%)
- Capacity
- 900 (96% full)
- SEND
- 13.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 51.0%
- EAL
- 34.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.0%
- SEN Support
- 11.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 40.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,700/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
- 11.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 35.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 36.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 15.3%
- Black African: 11.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 6.3%
- White Other: 6.0%
- Asian Indian: 5.5%
- Other: 4.1%
- Black Caribbean: 3.5%
36.9%
White British
15.3%
Asian Pakistani
11.9%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
St James's Road
Dudley, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 144657
- UKPRN
- 10064800
- Establishment No.
- 4612
- Trust
- DUDLEY ACADEMIES TRUST
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