Academy converter · Dudley

Bishop Milner Catholic College

11–18Ages
798Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
140126URN

Bishop Milner Catholic College, Burton Road, Dudley, DY1 3BY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.2 above Dudley median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Dudley

511 applications for 145 places · 1st of 19 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.4of 90

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

6th of 19 in Dudley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

20 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
23 June 2015
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Year 7

1.2 above Dudley median (2.3) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

511 applications · 145 places offered · 228 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.5; Dudley median median 2.3
2025 3.5; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 3.8; Dudley median median 2.1
2023 3.7; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 3.7; Dudley median median 2.4
2021 3.9; Dudley median median 2.1
2020 4.1; Dudley median median 2.2
2019 4.4; Dudley median median 2.1
2018 4.1; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 4.5; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 4.0; Dudley median median 2.3
2015 3.9; Dudley median median 2.3
2014 3.3; Dudley median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Dudley median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	145	511	3.5	228	1.57
Sep 2025	142	491	3.5	235	1.65
Sep 2024	142	541	3.8	271	1.91
Sep 2023	139	520	3.7	238	1.71
Sep 2022	139	515	3.7	248	1.78
Sep 2021	143	552	3.9	258	1.80
Sep 2020	138	565	4.1	232	1.68
Sep 2019	137	599	4.4	255	1.86
Sep 2018	138	566	4.1	205	1.49
Sep 2017	131	595	4.5	217	1.66
Sep 2016	134	540	4.0	229	1.71
Sep 2015	124	487	3.9	182	1.47
Sep 2014	130	434	3.3	169	1.30

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

150 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.46th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%12th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

Dudley 61% England 66%

This school
Dudley median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.02

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	150	45.4	39%	65%	–
2024/25	147	45.9	40%	62%	–
2023/24	149	46.8	47%	73%	−0.02
2022/23	150	45.1	36%	63%	+0.04

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bishop Milner Catholic CollegeThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
St James Academy
1.1 km · Dudley

Good2024

1.7applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
Beacon Hill Academy
1.6 km · Dudley

Good2024

2.1applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Pegasus Academy
1.7 km · Dudley

2026

1.9applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
Ellowes Hall Sports College
2.0 km · Dudley

Good2023

1.9applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
The Dormston School
2.7 km · Dudley

Good2022

2.5applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
The Link Academy
3.1 km · Dudley

2026

1.8applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
Q3 Academy Tipton
3.8 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 34.1Attainment 8
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
4.3 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 44.7Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 140126 · 332/4800
Trust: St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 800 pupils · 798 on roll
Free school meals: 31.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Bishop Milner Catholic School (URN 103868)
Address: Bishop Milner Catholic College, Burton Road, Dudley, DY1 3BY
Local authority: Dudley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources