St John Wall Catholic School
Voluntary aided school · Secondary
Birmingham · B21 8HH · Birmingham
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
1.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 139746
Hamstead Hall Academy
Academy converter · Birmingham · B20 1HL
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,173
Local authority
Birmingham
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 1,173 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 40.9%.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 139746
Location
- Address
- Craythorne Avenue, Handsworth Wood
- Postcode
- B20 1HL
- Town
- Birmingham
- County
- West Midlands
- Local authority
- Birmingham
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,173
- Boys / girls
- 697 / 476
- School capacity
- 1,104
- Capacity fill
- 1,173 / 1,104 (106%)
- Free school meals
- 40.9%
- FSM pupils
- 416
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- None
- Governance
- Academy trust: HAMSTEAD HALL ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- HAMSTEAD HALL ACADEMY TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01213867510