St Edmund Campion Catholic School, Birmingham

In 2026, pupils at St Edmund Campion Catholic School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

33% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is down from 45.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.29: 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 35.2, against 46 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.8 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, 214 families put St Edmund Campion Catholic School as their first choice and 770 named it as one of their preferences, for 215 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 34 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Edmund Campion Catholic School are Erdington Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4); Stockland Green School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.8); Bishop Walsh Catholic School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.8); and Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (1.7 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 80.5).

St Edmund Campion Catholic School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

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

48 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Edmund Campion Catholic School (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 53% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (53%).

Of the 201 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 71 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 68% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 9% into work. 15% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

38.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (30%), Black (24%) and Asian (13%).

In 2026, 138 pupils (11.9%) received SEN support and 15 (1.3%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Chester Road Rail Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fairbourne Tower (opposite), 100 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Edmund Campion Catholic School issued 137 suspensions, 11.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to St Edmund Campion Catholic School are Abbey Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Yenton Primary School (0.3 miles), Osborne Primary School (0.4 miles) and Wylde Green Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.