St Edmund Campion Catholic School
St Edmund Campion Catholic School is an academy converter in Birmingham for pupils aged 11 to 18. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 1,158 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Edmund Campion Catholic School is Good, from an inspection in January 2018 of its predecessor, St Edmund Campion Catholic School & Sixth Form Centre. In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 41.1, and 33% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.
Ofsted inspection: February 2025. GCSE results: 2026. A-level results: 2025.
| Type | Secondary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 11-18 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Sutton Road Erdington Birmingham West Midlands B23 5XA |
| Phone | 01214647700 |
| Reference Number | 147707 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 1158 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 50%
Girls: 50% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 40.1% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 33% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 21.4 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 105 | 110 | 215 |
| 8 | 105 | 107 | 212 |
| 9 | 109 | 92 | 201 |
| 10 | 94 | 105 | 199 |
| 11 | 100 | 93 | 193 |
| 12 | 35 | 30 | 65 |
| 13 | 31 | 42 | 73 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 29.8% |
| African | 17.7% |
| White, Other | 13% |
| Pakistani | 6.2% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 4.6% |
| Indian | 4.6% |
| Mixed, Other | 4.1% |
| Unclassified | 3.9% |
| Caribbean | 3.8% |
| White & Asian | 2.5% |
| Asian, Other | 1.7% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.4% |
| Chinese | 0.4% |
| Irish | 0.3% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Edmund Campion Catholic School & Sixth Form Centre, inspected in January 2018.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 14 Jan 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2025 | School inspection |
| 07 Feb 2020 | Academy conversion letter |
| 10 Jan 2018 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as St Edmund Campion Catholic School & Sixth Form Centre | |
| 20 Sep 2016 | Monitoring visit |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Full inspection: |
| 09 Mar 2015 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 21 Nov 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 30 Mar 2011 | Monitoring visit |
| 28 Jun 2010 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 07 May 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 27 Nov 2008 | Monitoring visit |
| 30 Apr 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 26 Apr 2005 | Inspection |
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
- English
- Maths
- 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
- 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.
| School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|
| 41.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
GCSE Results
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32.5% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) | 45.4% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
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| Points | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Points | 27.68 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Average Points (best 3) | 27.98 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Grades
| School | Local | Nationwide | |
| Average Grade | C- | C | C+ |
| Average Grade (best 3) | C- | C+ | C+ |
| Percentage | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students getting AAB or better | 3.6% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 156 | 18 |
| Third Preference | 122 | 10 |
| From another Local Authority | 6 | 2 |
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In 2024–25 St Edmund Campion Catholic School had 1,135 pupils for 1,274 places. 139 places (10.9%) were unfilled. The local authority plans to add 75 places by 2027–28.
Pupils and places
Year 7 intake in the “S12” planning area
Birmingham counted 556 Year 7 pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 554 in 2031–32, down 0%.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 1,043 | 1,080 | 1,110 | 1,110 | 1,274 |
| Pupils | 1,050 | 1,099 | 1,125 | 1,136 | 1,135 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.9% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
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In 2024–25 pupils at St Edmund Campion Catholic School attended 92.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 24.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.8% | 6.3% | 5.9% | 5.7% | 5.4% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.3% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.2% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 4.0% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 7.2% of pupils at St Edmund Campion Catholic School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 4.3 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 11.9 |
| Permanent exclusions | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 St Edmund Campion Catholic School had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.2 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 13.7 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 15.1% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 8.7% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 57.3% | 65.3% | 72.2% | 64.6% | 60.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 11.9% of pupils at St Edmund Campion Catholic School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate learning difficulty | 56 | 1 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 34 | 6 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 27 | 6 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 6 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 4 | 1 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 4 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 3 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 2 | 0 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 0 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 St Edmund Campion Catholic School received £8,747 and spent £8,186 for each of its 1,156 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,163,000 (£1,006 per pupil).
Across all 10 schools of St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company, income was £7,187 and spending £7,072 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £646,000 | £912,000 | £755,000 | £740,000 | £1,163,000 |
| per pupil | £615 | £828 | £670 | £653 | £1,006 |
| In-year balance | £456,000 | £548,000 | -£67,000 | £203,000 | £649,000 |
| per pupil | £433 | £497 | -£60 | £179 | £561 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Abbey Catholic Primary School
SUTTON ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B23 6QL |
0.2 miles |
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Yenton Primary School
Chester Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 0ED |
0.28 miles |
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Osborne Nursery School
Station Road, Birmingham, B23 6UB |
0.36 miles |
|
Osborne Primary School
Osborne Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 6TY |
0.39 miles |
|
Wylde Green Primary School
Green Lanes, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5JL |
0.51 miles |
|
Penns Primary School
Berwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1BS |
0.62 miles |
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Imedia School
85 Summer Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6UT |
0.62 miles |
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Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School
Spring Lane, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 9BY |
0.66 miles |
|
Paget Primary School
Paget Road, Pype Hayes, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 0JP |
0.8 miles |
|
Featherstone Primary School
Glenville Drive, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 6PR |
0.88 miles |
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St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School
Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 9ND |
0.9 miles |
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Birches Green Primary School
Birches Green Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9SR |
0.92 miles |
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Court Farm Primary School
Tedbury Crescent, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 5NS |
0.95 miles |
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Featherstone Nursery School
29 Highcroft Road, Birmingham, B23 6AU |
1.01 miles |
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Gunter Primary School
Gunter Road, Pype Hayes, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 0RU |
1.13 miles |
|
Boldmere Junior School
Cofield Road, Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5SD |
1.14 miles |
|
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery
Cofield Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5SD |
1.14 miles |
|
Oasis Academy Short Heath
Streetly Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5JP |
1.2 miles |
|
SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School
Beaufort Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 7NB |
1.23 miles |
|
Erdington Hall Primary School
Ryland Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8JJ |
1.36 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Highclare School
10 Sutton Road, West Midlands, B23 6QL |
0.29 miles |
|
TJY Academy
Friendship Hall, Sutton New Road, Birmingham, B23 6QR |
0.47 miles |
|
New Horizon Academy
New Horizon Academy, Erdington, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6DY |
0.59 miles |
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Oscott Manor School
290 Reservoir Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 6DE |
0.91 miles |
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Queensbury School
Wood End Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8BL |
1.02 miles |
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Erdington Academy
Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8RE |
1.14 miles |
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Stockland Green School
Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7JH |
1.4 miles |
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Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 1QT |
1.43 miles |
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The Pines Special School
Marsh Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7EY |
1.46 miles |
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Wilson Stuart School
Perry Common Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7AT |
1.58 miles |
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Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5PT |
1.66 miles |
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Spring Hill High School
C/O 28 Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7PG |
1.84 miles |
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Hodge Hill Girls' School
Bromford Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 8EY |
1.99 miles |
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E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
395 College Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 0HF |
2.02 miles |
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Plantsbrook School
Upper Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1RB |
2.03 miles |
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Hodge Hill College
Bromford Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 8HB |
2.03 miles |
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Braidwood School for the Deaf
Bromford Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 8AF |
2.03 miles |
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Lift Greenwood
Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, West Midlands, B35 7NL |
2.15 miles |
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The Royal Sutton School
Reddicap Heath Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7DY |
2.55 miles |
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Fairfax
Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7JT |
2.56 miles |
All schools in Birmingham · Birmingham local authority: places and applications
St Edmund Campion Catholic School is part of St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Birmingham
- St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School Birmingham
- SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School Birmingham
- St Nicholas Catholic Primary School Sutton Coldfield
- Bishop Walsh Catholic School Sutton Coldfield
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Sutton Coldfield
- Maryvale Catholic Primary School Birmingham
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Sutton Coldfield
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Birmingham
- Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary School Birmingham
What is St Edmund Campion Catholic School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Edmund Campion Catholic School is Good, from an inspection in January 2018 of its predecessor, St Edmund Campion Catholic School & Sixth Form Centre.
When was St Edmund Campion Catholic School last inspected by Ofsted?
St Edmund Campion Catholic School was last inspected in February 2025.
How many pupils does St Edmund Campion Catholic School have?
St Edmund Campion Catholic School has 1,158 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Edmund Campion Catholic School cover?
St Edmund Campion Catholic School for pupils aged 11 to 18.
What are St Edmund Campion Catholic School's GCSE results?
In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 41.1, and 33% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.
Where is St Edmund Campion Catholic School?
St Edmund Campion Catholic School is at Sutton Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 5XA.