Bishop Walsh Catholic School is a coeducational

secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...

and sixth form with academy status, located in

Sutton Coldfield Sutton Coldfield or the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, known locally as Sutton ( ), is a town and civil parish in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The town lies around 8 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, 9 miles south ...

, Birmingham in the West Midlands of England. The school is part of the St. John Paul II Multi-Academy Company.

Buildings

In 2019 the school requested planning permission for an extension to the building to replace temporary classrooms. These had been on the site since 2008 and, because of their damp condition, were thought to be causing minor illnesses for students and staff. The new extension is planned to provide sixth-form accommodation.

School performance

The school's first inspection following academisation was in 2016, with the judgement of Good. There was a further inspection in 2020, which repeated the judgement of Good.

Alumni

Jane Sixsmith Jane Theresa "Jane" Sixsmith (born 5 September 1967 in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands) is a field hockey player, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She retir ...

(b. 1967) - field hockey player *

Antony Zacaroli Sir Antony James Zacaroli, styled Lord Justice Zacaroli, is a British Lord Justice of Appeal. Early life and education Zacaroli was born in Sutton Coldfield and attended the local comprehensive school, Bishop Walsh Academy. He went on to stud ...

- high court judge *

Louie Barry Louie Mark Barry (born 21 June 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker and winger for League Two club Stockport County, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa. Having spent a decade in the West Bromwich Albion ...

(b. 2003) - professional footballer, Stockport County F.C.

References

{{authority control Secondary schools in Birmingham, West Midlands Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Birmingham Academies in Birmingham, West Midlands