St John Wall Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 20 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 103534
- Address
- Oxhill Road, Handsworth, B21 8HH
- Website
- http://www.sjw.bham.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 643 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 59.3%
- Girls
- 40.7%
- First language not English
- 69.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.2%
- Persistent absence
- 22.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.9%
African 19.9%
Other White 16.5%
Indian 14.5%
Pakistani 11.5%
Caribbean 10.4%
Mixed 9.3%
Other 6.5%
Bangladeshi 2.5%
White British 2%
Other Black 1.9%
Other Asian 1.7%
Unclassified 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.92
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.4
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.96
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 8 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 11 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 43 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 16 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
St John Wall Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 124
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 85
- 3rd preference
- 78
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 120 68 52 |
| Year 8 | 132 83 49 |
| Year 9 | 131 84 47 |
| Year 10 | 130 60 70 |
| Year 11 | 130 86 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 88.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 68.0% 38.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 18.0% 35.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 14.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.8% 1.0% |