Bishop Milner Catholic College, Dudley

In 2026, pupils at Bishop Milner Catholic College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.1 in Dudley and 47 across England.

39% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Dudley and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 45.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.02: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.2, against 48.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 228 families put Bishop Milner Catholic College as their first choice and 511 named it as one of their preferences, for 145 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 88 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bishop Milner Catholic College are St James Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.6); Beacon Hill Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 44.4); Pegasus Academy (1 mile, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.7); and Ellowes Hall Sports College (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.2).

Bishop Milner Catholic College's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Bishop Milner Catholic College is one of 64 schools run by St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 149 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 55% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 56 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 63% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 9% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bishop Milner School (opposite), 80 metres away.

In 2024/25, Bishop Milner Catholic College issued 327 suspensions, 39.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 8 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bishop Milner Catholic College are Wrens Nest Primary School (0.3 miles), Priory Primary School (0.5 miles), Milking Bank Primary School (0.5 miles) and Jesson's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.