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Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Potters Green Road, Coventry CV2 2AJ · cardinalwiseman.coventry.sch.uk · 024 7661 7231
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Coventry 44, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Coventry Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,406
- 99% of 1,416 places
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.5%
- First language not English
- 51.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Coventry Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 153 families put the school first and 199 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 199 | 153 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 240 | 187 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 268 | 179 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 267 | 175 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 237 | 164 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.6, and 45.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Coventry it was 44, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼24.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.99 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 45 | +1.8 |
| Sixth form college | 5.5 | −3.8 |
| Further education | 32.7 | +3.6 |
| Other education | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | +0.9 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.4 | −3.7 |
| Activity not captured | 5.9 | +2.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 students | C (29.6) | Below average -0.32 | |
| 84 students | C (29.6) | Below average -0.32 | |
| 70 students | Merit+ (29.6) | Average +0.03 | |
| 12 students | Dist+ (37.5) | Above average +0.64 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 86 | C- (27.5) | -0.34 |
| 2022/23 | 59 | C- (28.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 80 | B- (35.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 56 | C (29.8) | -0.23 |
| 2017/18 | 79 | C (30) | -0.28 |
| 2016/17 | 63 | C (31.1) | +0.09 |
| 2015/16 | 57 | B- (38) | +0.26 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 54 | −4.1 |
| Further and other education | 4 | +3 |
| Further education | 3 | — |
| Other education | 1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5 | +0.7 |
| Employment | 19 | −1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 10 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School on 14 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 14 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103744), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Apr 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103744)
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 34
- 3% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied