Bishop Walsh Catholic School
About the school
Bishop Walsh Catholic School is an open secondary school in Birmingham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 January 2025
- Published
- 30 January 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 56
- Birmingham
- 46.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Birmingham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 64.50%
- Birmingham
- 45.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 80.20%
- Birmingham
- 64.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 22.70%
- Birmingham
- 47.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.66
- Birmingham
- 4.15
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.53
AAB or better
- School
- 10.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1081
Girls
47.27%
Boys
52.73%
SEN support
12.86%
Education, health and care plan
1.39%
English as an additional language
11.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
16.14%
Overall absence
6.23
Persistent absence
16.53
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
158
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
92%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
109
Sustained education or employment
90%
Higher education
51%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
30%