Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

General Information

Address: Potters Green Road, Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Phone: 02476617231
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Laura Burtonwood
Age range: 11-18 years
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 1406
School capacity: 1416
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 469
% eligible for free school meals: 38.5%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 10.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 27.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 72 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 54 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 40 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 36 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 23 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Moderate learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2021 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

Attainment 8 score: 46.6
Data year: 2024/25

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

Ranked #7 of 21 Attainment 8 schools of this type in the area

#5St John Henry Newman Catholic School49.6
#6Barr's Hill School46.7
#7Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School46.6
#8Caludon Castle School46.5
#9Coundon Court45.0

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

#1Eden Girls' School, Coventry62.6
#2Finham Park School55.7
#3Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School52.9
#4Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College51.2
#5St John Henry Newman Catholic School49.6
#6Barr's Hill School46.7
#7Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School46.6
#8Caludon Castle School46.5
#9Coundon Court45.0
#10Finham Park 243.8
#11Stoke Park School43.4
#12Grace Academy Coventry43.2
#13President Kennedy School Academy43.2
#14WMG Academy for Young Engineers43.0
#15West Coventry Academy41.2
#16Foxford Community School41.0
#17The Westwood Academy40.7
#18Sidney Stringer Academy40.1
#19Ernesford Grange Community Academy38.3
#20Meadow Park School34.9
#21Lyng Hall School32.6

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 90.0%
Went into further education: 86.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Religious Studies
Science Double Award
History
Geography
Biology
Chemistry (General)
Physics (General)
Art & Design
Photography
Business Studies
French Language
Computer Science
Polish
Spanish
Italian
Russian
Greek
Portuguese
German

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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Ranked #7 of 17 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#5Blue Coat Church of England School and Music CollegeGood
#6Caludon Castle SchoolGood
#7Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolGood
#8Finham Park 2Good
#9Foxford Community SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Barr's Hill SchoolOutstanding
#2Eden Girls' School, CoventryOutstanding
#3President Kennedy School AcademyOutstanding
#4Bishop Ullathorne Catholic SchoolGood
#5Blue Coat Church of England School and Music CollegeGood
#6Caludon Castle SchoolGood
#7Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolGood
#8Finham Park 2Good
#9Foxford Community SchoolGood
#10Grace Academy CoventryGood
#11Sidney Stringer AcademyGood
#12St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolGood
#13Stoke Park SchoolGood
#14WMG Academy for Young EngineersGood
#15West Coventry AcademyGood
#16Coundon CourtRequires improvement
#17Meadow Park SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,090 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #16 of 21 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#14Coundon Court£7,194
#15Grace Academy Coventry£7,174
#16Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School£7,090
#17St John Henry Newman Catholic School£7,014
#18Finham Park School£6,978

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Sidney Stringer Academy£8,458
#2Ernesford Grange Community Academy£8,454
#3Meadow Park School£8,238
#4WMG Academy for Young Engineers£8,022
#5Eden Girls' School, Coventry£7,995
#6Lyng Hall School£7,952
#7Barr's Hill School£7,903
#8Finham Park 2£7,764
#9The Westwood Academy£7,606
#10Caludon Castle School£7,531
#11Stoke Park School£7,521
#12Foxford Community School£7,411
#13President Kennedy School Academy£7,365
#14Coundon Court£7,194
#15Grace Academy Coventry£7,174
#16Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School£7,090
#17St John Henry Newman Catholic School£7,014
#18Finham Park School£6,978
#19Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School£6,893
#20Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College£6,610
#21West Coventry Academy£5,899

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General Information

Behaviour

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered