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
- 951 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 13.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.9%
White British 74.8%
Other White 10%
Mixed 4.1%
Indian 2.1%
African 2%
Other 1.8%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other Black 1.1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.57
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.5
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.78
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 18 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 10 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 52 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 75 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 211
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 221
- 2nd preference
- 120
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 195
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 102 82 |
| Year 8 | 164 85 79 |
| Year 9 | 165 80 85 |
| Year 10 | 170 83 87 |
| Year 11 | 173 80 93 |
| Year 12 | 55 21 34 |
| Year 13 | 40 21 19 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 84.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 56.0% 43.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 36.0% 37.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 65.0% 57.0% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 43.0% 14.8% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.4% 2.2% |