Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 6 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
- 778 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 19.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.6%
- Persistent absence
- 26.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 47.6%
African 16.1%
Mixed 12.5%
Other White 9.3%
Caribbean 4.6%
Other 2.4%
Other Black 2.1%
Indian 1.7%
Pakistani 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.8
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.06
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 22 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 38 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 148 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 148 |
| French | GCSE | 2 |
| Geography | GCSE | 76 |
Admissions
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 159
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 120
- 3rd preference
- 115
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 167 76 91 |
| Year 8 | 160 86 74 |
| Year 9 | 148 69 79 |
| Year 10 | 151 76 75 |
| Year 11 | 152 74 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 23.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 4.3% 3.0% |