Blessed William Howard Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 22 2024 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
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 142193
- Address
- Rowley Avenue, ST17 9AB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 957 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 13.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
White British 74.4%
Other White 9.6%
Mixed 3.6%
African 3%
Indian 2.6%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other 1.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Caribbean 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 74%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.9
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.65
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 17 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 13 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 58 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 194
- 2nd preference
- 133
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 213 100 113 |
| Year 8 | 180 100 80 |
| Year 9 | 157 80 77 |
| Year 10 | 153 75 78 |
| Year 11 | 164 79 85 |
| Year 12 | 38 14 24 |
| Year 13 | 52 20 32 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 46.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 42.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 74.0% 51.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 10.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 2.4% |