Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 7 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 103539
- Address
- Old Oscott Hill, Kingstanding, B44 9SR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 770 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 19.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.1%
- Persistent absence
- 25.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
White British 48.3%
African 15.1%
Mixed 10.4%
Other White 9.9%
Caribbean 5.2%
Other Black 2.9%
Other 1.9%
Indian 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Pakistani 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.8
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 25 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 4 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 35 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| English Language | GCSE | 142 |
Admissions
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 160
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 123
- 3rd preference
- 121
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 88 72 |
| Year 8 | 156 74 82 |
| Year 9 | 155 78 77 |
| Year 10 | 155 77 78 |
| Year 11 | 144 74 70 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 88.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 60.0% 38.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 35.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 14.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 15.0% 5.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.8% 1.0% |