My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
68%Agree
28%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Voluntary aided school — Secondary
UB6 9AW / 11–18 / Roman Catholic
58.4
Attainment 8
94%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Strong sixth form⭐ Exceptional teaching🤝 Strong SEN support
Recognised with 3 performance badges
🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Strong sixth form⭐ Exceptional teaching
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 58.4
- Progress 8
- 0.83
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 67.9%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 38.78
- Achieving AAB+
- 19.6%
94% of parents would recommend this school
139 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
64%Agree
33%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
67%Agree
29%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
11%Agree
9%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
8%Not applicable
64%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
51%Agree
43%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
38%Agree
21%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%Not applicable
31%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
16%No
84%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 22 parents
Strongly agree
49%Agree
41%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
66%Agree
28%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
58%Agree
35%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
61%Agree
32%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
56%Agree
39%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
54%Agree
33%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
4%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
46%Agree
38%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
6%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
94%No
6%9.8% of pupils receive SEN support
9.8%
SEN support
2.8%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.4%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 3.4%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.8%
82% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 82%
74% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 96%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 74%
- Entered top-third university
- 27%
- Achieved a degree
- 78%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 15.2:1
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 12.17%
- English as additional language
- 49.5%
- Teachers with QTS
- 94.6%
- White
- 59.3%
- Mixed
- 8.5%
- Asian
- 14.4%
- Black
- 4.1%
- Other
- 7.2%
Other White38.1%
White British17.5%
Irish3.5%
Irish Traveller0.2%
White & Asian2.9%
Other Mixed2.9%
White & Black Caribbean1.9%
White & Black African0.8%
Indian7%
Other Asian6.6%
Pakistani0.6%
Bangladeshi0.1%
Chinese0.1%
Caribbean1.9%
Other Black1.4%
African0.8%