Bishop Challoner Catholic College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 12 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 103560
- Address
- Institute Road, Kings Heath, B14 7EG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1246 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.2%
- Girls
- 43.8%
- First language not English
- 16%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.4%
White British 45.7%
Mixed 16%
African 9.5%
Irish 5.9%
Other White 5.9%
Pakistani 5%
Indian 2.7%
Other 2.6%
Caribbean 2.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other Black 1.3%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.4
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.33
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 1 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 210
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 205
- 2nd preference
- 220
- 3rd preference
- 198
- From another Local Authority
- 21
Offers
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 199 110 89 |
| Year 8 | 210 124 86 |
| Year 9 | 201 109 92 |
| Year 10 | 191 96 95 |
| Year 11 | 193 113 80 |
| Year 12 | 118 68 50 |
| Year 13 | 134 80 54 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 58.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 4.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 79.0% 69.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 24.0% 28.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.2% 2.4% |