Bishop Walsh Catholic School, Sutton Coldfield

In 2026, pupils at Bishop Walsh Catholic School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

58% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is down from 56 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.41: pupils made above 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 44.4, against 56.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 177 families put Bishop Walsh Catholic School as their first choice and 1220 named it as one of their preferences, for 169 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 29 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bishop Walsh Catholic School are Plantsbrook School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1); Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (0.9 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 80.5); The Royal Sutton School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.8); and Fairfax (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.5).

Bishop Walsh Catholic School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Bishop Walsh Catholic School is one of 14 schools run by St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.

105 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bishop Walsh Catholic School (as of September 2025): 82% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (91%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (75%).

Of the 157 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 32% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 98 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 58% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 19% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

12.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 141 pupils (13.1%) received SEN support and 12 (1.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Wylde Green Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Green (near), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bishop Walsh Catholic School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 131 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).

In 2024/25, Bishop Walsh Catholic School issued 58 suspensions, 5.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Bishop Walsh Catholic School are Maney Hill Primary School (0.3 miles), The Deanery Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles), Town House Primary School (0.8 miles) and Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.