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St Edmund Campion Catholic School

Secondary Ages 11-18 1,158 pupils Birmingham
Ofsted: Good
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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

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 32.5%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 45.4%

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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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%
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Year 7 admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 156 18
Third Preference 122 10
From another Local Authority 6 2

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Places and pupil numbers

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%.

20212022202320242025
Places 1,0431,0801,1101,1101,274
Pupils 1,0501,0991,1251,1361,135
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.

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

20212022202320242025
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

202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 4.32.96.89.210.011.9
Permanent exclusions 401031

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

202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.212.712.612.913.513.7
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 5.84.85.83.83.4–

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

20212022202320242025
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
Abbey Catholic Primary School
SUTTON ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B23 6QL
0.2 miles
Yenton Primary School
Chester Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 0ED
0.28 miles
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
Imedia School
85 Summer Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6UT
0.62 miles
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
St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School
Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 9ND
0.9 miles
Birches Green Primary School
Birches Green Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9SR
0.92 miles
Court Farm Primary School
Tedbury Crescent, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 5NS
0.95 miles
Featherstone Nursery School
29 Highcroft Road, Birmingham, B23 6AU
1.01 miles
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
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
Oscott Manor School
290 Reservoir Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 6DE
0.91 miles
Queensbury School
Wood End Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8BL
1.02 miles
Erdington Academy
Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8RE
1.14 miles
Stockland Green School
Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7JH
1.4 miles
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 1QT
1.43 miles
The Pines Special School
Marsh Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7EY
1.46 miles
Wilson Stuart School
Perry Common Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7AT
1.58 miles
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5PT
1.66 miles
Spring Hill High School
C/O 28 Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7PG
1.84 miles
Hodge Hill Girls' School
Bromford Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 8EY
1.99 miles
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
395 College Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 0HF
2.02 miles
Plantsbrook School
Upper Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1RB
2.03 miles
Hodge Hill College
Bromford Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 8HB
2.03 miles
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Bromford Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 8AF
2.03 miles
Lift Greenwood
Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, West Midlands, B35 7NL
2.15 miles
The Royal Sutton School
Reddicap Heath Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7DY
2.55 miles
Fairfax
Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7JT
2.56 miles

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St Edmund Campion Catholic School is part of St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

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.

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