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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award21
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE43
BiologyGCSE52
Business Studies:SingleGCSE87
ChemistryGCSE52
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE47
DanceGCSE2
English LanguageGCSE218
English LiteratureGCSE213
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
268
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
179
2nd preference
138
3rd preference
92
From another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
179
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
15
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.1
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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