Bishop Walsh Catholic School Catchment Area
Bishop Walsh Catholic School is an academy converter secondary school in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 1081 pupils, and a capacity of 1000 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
11-18
Age range
1,081
Pupils
1,000
Capacity
108%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2016
Bishop Walsh Catholic School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Bishop Walsh Catholic School?
The catchment area for Bishop Walsh Catholic School is the geographic zone Birmingham uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Birmingham publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Bishop Walsh Catholic School is managed by Birmingham and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Birmingham before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Birmingham catchment area documents →Bishop Walsh Catholic School: at or above its 1000 place limit
Bishop Walsh Catholic School has a published admission number of 1000 places. 1081 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 108%. The school is at or above its published limit of 1000 places. Birmingham allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 12.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Sutton Coldfield.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Birmingham publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Birmingham Council school admissions (official) →
Bishop Walsh Catholic School: School Information
- Full address
- Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-18 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 140524
Other Secondary Schools in Sutton Coldfield
If Bishop Walsh Catholic School is oversubscribed, these secondary schools in Sutton Coldfield are the next closest alternatives.
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Catchment Area
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Fairfax Catchment Area
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Plantsbrook School Catchment Area
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The Streetly Academy Catchment Area
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Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Catchment Area
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The Arthur Terry School Catchment Area
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Other Roman Catholic Schools in Birmingham
Bishop Walsh Catholic School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Birmingham. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
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Christ The King Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
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English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
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Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to Bishop Walsh Catholic School by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Bishop Walsh Catholic School
What is the catchment area for Bishop Walsh Catholic School? ▾
The catchment area for Bishop Walsh Catholic School is the geographic zone Birmingham uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Birmingham publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Bishop Walsh Catholic School oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, Bishop Walsh Catholic School currently has 1081 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 1000 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for Bishop Walsh Catholic School? ▾
Bishop Walsh Catholic School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Birmingham before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Bishop Walsh Catholic School cover? ▾
Bishop Walsh Catholic School is a secondary school in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Bishop Walsh Catholic School? ▾
Bishop Walsh Catholic School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2016. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.