Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 1 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Unique reference
- 141992
- Address
- Potters Green Road, CV2 2AJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1435 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 46.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.6%
- Persistent absence
- 32.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
White British 33.8%
African 26.9%
Other White 11.5%
Indian 7.6%
Mixed 7%
Other Asian 5%
Other Black 2.7%
Other 2.1%
Pakistani 1.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.17
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.3
Local authority average 43.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.63
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 21 |
Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 43 |
Biology | GCSE | 52 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 87 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 47 |
Dance | GCSE | 2 |
English Language | GCSE | 218 |
English Literature | GCSE | 213 |
Admissions
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 268
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 92
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 15
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 269 135 134 |
Year 8 | 238 105 133 |
Year 9 | 237 120 117 |
Year 10 | 238 122 116 |
Year 11 | 224 107 117 |
Year 12 | 137 54 83 |
Year 13 | 92 40 52 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 82.0% 84.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 29.0% 30.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 43.0% 51.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 2.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.2% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 4.0% 3.0% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.3% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.3% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 79.0% 69.6% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 28.0% 20.5% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.5% 2.2% |