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Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School

URN
146124
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
URN
146124
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

46 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

48

Inspection

30

Admissions Value

42

Destinations

37

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
15 November 2023
Inspection date
5 October 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Graded 15 November 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

210

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

728

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

210

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.47×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Birmingham
Admissions portal
Birmingham admissions
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.ilsley.bham.sch.uk/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

41.7

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

33.5%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

56.3%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

27.2%

EBacc achievement

Location

B27 7XY - Victoria Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Victoria Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, West Midlands
Postcode
B27 7XY
Phone
1217064200
Website
http://www.ilsley.bham.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Birmingham
Local authority code
330

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 979 schools in Birmingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

979

Open schools

512

Closed schools

461

Primary schools

559

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    15 November 20235 October 2023-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 15 November 2023
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      15 November 2023
      Inspected
      5 October 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    28.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 178

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    10.7%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Below average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    23.3

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.17

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    3.1%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    81.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    2.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    2.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    11.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    162

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary559 (58.8%)
    • Secondary162 (17.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other229 (24.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School0 mSecondaryClosed
    Acocks Green Primary School353 mPrimaryClosed
    Acocks Green Primary School353 mPrimaryOpen
    Acocks Green Infant and Nursery School353 mPrimaryClosed
    Acocks Green Junior School353 mPrimaryClosed
    Holy Souls Catholic Primary School375 mPrimaryClosed
    Holy Souls Catholic Primary School375 mPrimaryOpen
    The Oaklands Primary School379 mPrimaryOpen
    The Oaklands Primary School379 mPrimaryClosed
    Trident Alternative Provision Ltd823 mNot applicableOpen
    • Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Acocks Green Primary School
      Distance
      353 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Acocks Green Primary School
      Distance
      353 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Acocks Green Infant and Nursery School
      Distance
      353 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

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    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Birmingham)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Archbishop Ilsley Catholic SchoolSecondaryB27 7XYClosed
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    Ark Boulton AcademySecondaryB11 2QGOpen
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    • Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      B27 7XY
      Status
      Closed
    • Arena Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      B42 2PY
      Status
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    • Arena Academy
      Phase
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      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Ark Boulton Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      B11 2QG
      Status
      Open
    • Ark St Alban's Academy
    Acocks Green Junior School
    Distance
    353 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Holy Souls Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    375 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Holy Souls Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    375 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Oaklands Primary School
    Distance
    379 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Oaklands Primary School
    Distance
    379 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Trident Alternative Provision Ltd
    Distance
    823 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    B12 0YH
    Status
    Open