Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
About the school
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School is an open secondary school in Birmingham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 April 2026
- Published
- 20 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47
- Birmingham
- 46.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Birmingham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 49.00%
- Birmingham
- 45.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.10%
- Birmingham
- 64.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 38.30%
- Birmingham
- 47.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.08
- Birmingham
- 4.15
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
778
Girls
51.03%
Boys
48.97%
SEN support
15.42%
Education, health and care plan
1.29%
English as an additional language
19.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
51.29%
Overall absence
8.23
Persistent absence
27.78
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
142
Sustained education or employment
85%
Education
77%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
12%