Bishop Milner Catholic College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Dudley
Bishop Milner Catholic College, Dudley, DY1 3BY
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
54%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
23.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
798
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
800 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
54%
1st preference success rate
128 of 235 families who put it first got an offer
142
Places offered
491
Total applications
3.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 235 | 128 | ● 54% |
| 2nd preference | 141 | 12 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 76 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 39 | 2 | ● 5% |
| Total | 491 | 142 | 29% |
1st preference success by year
Dudley lets families list 5 preferences. 40 applications came from outside the council area (12 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Richard May
- Address
- Bishop Milner Catholic College, Burton Road, Dudley, DY1 3BY
- Phone
- 01384889422
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Ward / constituency
- Castle & Priory · Dudley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140126
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
798 pupils · 800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
20 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 779 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
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 | 46.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 23.12 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 19% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.83 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 147 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.33 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 47 | — |
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 | 146 | 15% | 45% | 67% | |
| English Language | 146 | 18% | 49% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 145 | 17% | 57% | 74% | |
| Religious Studies | 142 | 27% | 49% | 57% | |
| Combined Science | 110 | 5% | 27% | 41% | |
| History | 56 | 30% | 50% | 68% | |
| Geography | 50 | 12% | 36% | 46% | |
| Art and Design | 38 | 24% | 79% | 100% | |
| Biology | 35 | 34% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 35 | 29% | 89% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 35 | 31% | 97% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 29 | 3% | 28% | 48% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 20 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| Psychology | 18 | 6% | 6% | 17% | |
| Mathematics | 10 | 0% | 10% | 20% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 33% | 56% | |
| Chemistry | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| History | 6 | 17% | 17% | 17% | |
| Economics | 6 | 0% | 17% | 17% | |
| Art and Design | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Religious Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 64% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 68% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 Dudley 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.