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
- 620 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.9%
- Girls
- 43.1%
- First language not English
- 66.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 59%
- Persistent absence
- 23.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.4%
African 21.9%
Indian 15.5%
Other White 15%
Caribbean 10.8%
Pakistani 10.5%
Mixed 9.3%
Other 6.8%
White British 2.3%
Bangladeshi 2.3%
Other Black 1.8%
Gypsy/Roma 1.5%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Asian 1%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.6
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.63
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 124 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 117 |
Admissions
St John Wall Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 96
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 71
- 2nd preference
- 89
- 3rd preference
- 78
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 71
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 121 61 60 |
| Year 8 | 115 69 46 |
| Year 9 | 132 83 49 |
| Year 10 | 125 80 45 |
| Year 11 | 127 60 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 29.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 4.3% 3.0% |