Blessed William Howard Catholic School
About the school
Blessed William Howard Catholic School is an open secondary school in Staffordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 22 May 2024
- Published
- 23 June 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52
- Staffordshire
- 43.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Staffordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 52.40%
- Staffordshire
- 39.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 75.00%
- Staffordshire
- 61.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 73.80%
- Staffordshire
- 33.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.67
- Staffordshire
- 3.78
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.46
AAB or better
- School
- 4.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
957
Girls
51.10%
Boys
48.90%
SEN support
13.17%
Education, health and care plan
2.30%
English as an additional language
13.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
22.15%
Overall absence
6.25
Persistent absence
16.15
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
151
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
92%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
31
Sustained education or employment
94%
Higher education
52%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
35%