St John Wall Catholic School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Birmingham
Oxhill Road, Birmingham, B21 8HH
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 20/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
25.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
591
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
71 of 71 families who put it first got an offer
96
Places offered
401
Total applications
4.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 71 | 71 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 89 | 7 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 78 | 4 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 163 | 7 | ● 4% |
| Total | 401 | 89 | 22% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stewart Holder
- Address
- Oxhill Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8HH
- Phone
- 01215541825
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Handsworth Wood · Birmingham Perry Barr
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 103534
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 65% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 70% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
591 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
20 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 702 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.82 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.01 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.64 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 127 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 124 | 12% | 43% | 66% | |
| English Language | 124 | 10% | 45% | 69% | |
| Religious Studies | 117 | 41% | 78% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 117 | 22% | 57% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 96 | 5% | 26% | 55% | |
| History | 73 | 26% | 58% | 70% | |
| Geography | 43 | 12% | 33% | 49% | |
| Biology | 30 | 23% | 70% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 23 | 30% | 74% | 83% | |
| Physics | 22 | 36% | 73% | 86% | |
| Art and Design | 20 | 15% | 60% | 75% | |
| Computer Science | 15 | 27% | 60% | 73% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.