St John Wall Catholic School
Voluntary aided secondary school in Birmingham (Birmingham).
Attainment 8
50.2
▲ 4.0 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
51.3%
▲ 5pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
92.0%
▲ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
13.2
▼ 3.5 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
65.0%
▲ 38pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
20.1%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
99%
591 / 600 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
St John Wall Catholic School is a Catholic secondary school located in Birmingham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. The Executive Headteacher is Katherine Marston.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cricket
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Mindfulness
- Swimming
- Accelerated Reader
- Sparx Maths
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Woodland TrustRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 103534
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Hinton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Peter Fahy | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Adam Porter | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Bernadette Auger | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Rohim Uddin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Ysabel Jordan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Luke Payton | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Crooks Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Danyella Otosio Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Paul Cornick Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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