Bishop Challoner Catholic College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 13 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
- 1237 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.1%
- Girls
- 43.9%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.1%
- Persistent absence
- 25.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 48%
Mixed 15.9%
African 8.5%
Irish 6.4%
Other White 5.8%
Pakistani 4%
Indian 2.6%
Other 2.5%
Caribbean 2.4%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other Black 1.1%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.16
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 61%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.62
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 5 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 88 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 87 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 252
- 3rd preference
- 198
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 126 84 |
| Year 8 | 202 112 90 |
| Year 9 | 196 97 99 |
| Year 10 | 194 114 80 |
| Year 11 | 193 107 86 |
| Year 12 | 142 84 58 |
| Year 13 | 100 54 46 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 88.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 38.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 65.0% 35.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 14.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 89.0% 73.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 37.0% 21.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 37.0% 20.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 1.7% |