St John Wall Catholic School
Voluntary aided school · Secondary
Birmingham · B21 8HH · Birmingham
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.9 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 134993
Sandwell Academy
Academy sponsor led · West Bromwich · B71 4LG
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,463
Local authority
Sandwell
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- 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 sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in West Bromwich, Sandwell, 1,463 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 32.5%.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 134993
Location
- Address
- Halfords Lane
- Postcode
- B71 4LG
- Town
- West Bromwich
- County
- West Midlands
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- District
- Sandwell
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
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
- 1,463
- Boys / girls
- 807 / 656
- School capacity
- 1,250
- Capacity fill
- 1,463 / 1,250 (117%)
- Free school meals
- 32.5%
- FSM pupils
- 326
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Governance
- Academy trust: THOMAS TELFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- THOMAS TELFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Thomas Telford School
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr James Saunders
- Telephone
- 01215251700