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Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Wood Green Road, Wednesbury WS10 9QS · stuart-bathurst.org.uk · 0121 556 1488
On the mapSearch near WS10 9QS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Sandwell 41.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Sandwell Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 807
- 90% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43.4%
- First language not English
- 37.4%
- 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: Sandwell Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 92 families put the school first and 110 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 | 110 | 92 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 112 | 85 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 125 | 83 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 140 | 87 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 138 | 101 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.4, and 35.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sandwell it was 41.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼6.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.28 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104020)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 38.8 | −22 |
| Further education | 46.3 | +17.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | — |
| Employment | 1.4 | −0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.5 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +2.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 students | C (30) | Below average -0.26 | |
| 55 students | C (29.7) | Below average -0.26 | |
| 34 students | Dist (36.2) | Average +0.21 | |
| 15 students | Dist*- (41.7) | Above average +0.49 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 56 | C (31.6) | -0.48 |
| 2022/23 | 49 | C (30.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 56 | B- (35.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 46 | C- (25.2) | -0.18 |
| 2017/18 | 72 | D+ (22.7) | -0.56 |
| 2016/17 | 48 | D+ (23.2) | -0.28 |
| 2015/16 | 56 | C (28.8) | +0.48 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 44.9 | −11.6 |
| Further education | 3.8 | +2.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1 | +2.7 |
| Employment | 14.1 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 24.4 | +5.6 |
| Activity not captured | 7.7 | +1.8 |
Ofsted
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104020), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Dec 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104020)
Apr 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104020)
Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104020)
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (161 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Replies
- 161
- 19% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (20%) with SEND