Bishop Walsh Catholic School
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Based on 14 reviews and 126 answers
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Average of 14 reviews with area ratings
- Safety3.4
- Activities2.9
- Staff2.7
- Communication2.7
- Food2.7
- Education2.6
- Indoor environment2.6
- Outdoor environment2.6
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- Former Student1.05 December 2025
Terrible
Especially if you have bad mental health this school is horrific. So many unnecessary rules, it’s not even to provide the best education it’s simply just to try and control you. You feel constantly scrutinised and watched 24/7. Teachers are very strict and entitled, unnecessarily rude and snappy towards students. They are more than happy to put relentless pressure on their students to the point where it is detrimental to their wellbeing and self image if it means they get to uphold their reputat...
- Parent1.018 June 2025
A school that does not love thy neighbour.
Awful school. Awful experience. They are not inclusive.
- Former Student1.012 August 2024
Just don't
absolute waste of 5 years, went on one school trip the entire time and it was to piss poor drayton manor. the only language subject there is now I believe is spanish as the school has lost all funding. not sure where the money they were given by the council went lol!!! probably on the cctv cameras they have plastered in every corner (even in the loos). the "food" is the most horrendous thing I have ever seen let alone tasted. the gravy genuinely gives people food poisoning and a piece of cardbo...
- Parent1.012 October 2023
Not good anymore
My worst nightmare, referring sending my children. It used to be a great school but after chang in management it went downhill
- Parent1.026 July 2023
Don't send your child to this school!
Since the change in management the school has gone downhill, I regret sending my children to Bishop Walsh.
- Student1.014 May 2023
Shite.
Horrible. Never send your kid here unless you want them to come out totally drained mentally and physically.
- Parent5.012 April 2023
Amazing School
Amazing school with staff who truly care about their job and the students .Fabulous leadership and we love the discipline and strict boundaries .It makes such a difference And it’s massively noticed when you see students from other schools.My child is a different child as they didn’t have anywhere the same confidence at primary school as they do now and got the brilliant staff at bishop walsh to thank for that.Every day so grateful for the amazing staff that work here and they deserve an award .Hope they get recognition one day.
- Former Student2.08 February 2022
Awful.
Teachers don’t care about anything other than religion and grades at the expense of childrens mental health. You have religion forced down your throats. One of my essay convulsions wasn’t even marked because I said that I didn’t agree with catholics in RE. Lack of sex ed, distasteful assemblies on sexual assault in which they said “don’t put yourself in a situation where you can be raped” and too strict on things that do not matter.
- Student1.024 January 2022
shitty school
shit school dont bother going
- Former Student3.019 July 2021
Overall rating
Great lessons and lesson opportunities, you learn in greater depth and it is also one of the best educated schools in birmingham. Only downside for me is that some of the staff (especially office staff) can come across as moody. Apart from that I rate it 3/5.
- Former Student4.021 February 2021
Enjoyable
Enjoyable Love the extra curricular Sport 5/5 Fun lessons
- Student4.029 January 2021
Great school
It’s an amazing school, I 100% recommend it as the teachers are very helpful and if you are ever stuck you can go and ask them for help. We have learning cycles 3 times a year (they are tests but they aren’t to bad) which we get told about a good few weeks in advanced. The teachers are great and there is definitely a range of activities.
- Student4.022 November 2020
School
I went from y7 in y11 now was hard at the start but the school becomes a big happy part of your life and there's gonna be slot of people upset to leave this year !
- Student4.031 August 2020
Bishop Walsh!
Bishop Walsh! Teachers are great and very knowledgeable in their subjects they support and, motivate students to do their best which is one thing I admire about the teachers of Bishop Walsh. Indoor environment-I feel very safe at my school I believe if anything bad was to happen e.g a fire it would be handled sensibly, quickly and with care. Lessons are very well thought out we have a very hands on experience where it’s fun but, also educational I especially enjoy when we play the game called Kahoot which is a quiz game.Its a fun competition in the classroom where we have to answer the questions quickly and, it gets us all thinking. At Bishop Walsh we have many activities to participate in such as Sport,drama and many others there are also many opportunities to go on school trips which are incredible learning experiences. Bullying everyone has a different experience at school with friendship their is bullying at every school this isn’t the schools fault it’s the students themselves schools don’t necessarily know what to do when it comes to bullying because they don’t know if it’s going to make that student more vulnerable or anxious I believe Bishop Walsh could handle it a bit better but it’s a very Difficult situation for every individual. Sport the sport opportunity’s at Bishop Walsh are absolutely incredible if you love sport I recommend you consider coming to Bishop Walsh. School information very good although I think it would be better if we had more newsletters but over all we have announcements every morning in forms and we have a homework diary which we write important dates and also homework. Bishop Walsh is a good school make the most of your education!
