St John Wall Catholic School
Birmingham, B21 8HH · Birmingham · secondary school
36th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham we can score, 89 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 8.6/10 against 150 of them, against 6.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 38.6 · 37 | 30% | 1.10 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.82 · 94 | 25% | 2.36 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 44.7 · 44 | 10% | 0.44 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. Ofsted rated the school Good in September 2023. In 2024/25, 38.6% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 44.7, slightly above the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.82 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (8.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 6.0 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils participate in Cross Country, Badminton, Gymnastics, Handball, Tennis, Indoor Athletics, Table Tennis, and Football.
Getting in. The school has 591 pupils in a capacity of 600, leaving 9 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils in raising their English and maths attainment to meet national expectations? What specific steps are taken to manage the competitive nature of admissions for the remaining places? How does the school utilise its strong progress scores to ensure consistent academic growth across all subjects?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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