Blessed William Howard Catholic School

State-Funded School

blessed-william-howard-catholic-school-staffordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

StaffordConstituency

ST17 9ABPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Blessed William Howard Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 950 pupils. Blessed William Howard Catholic School is part of ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 52.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.67

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

950

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 950
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 22 May 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
6 Nov 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.