Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

State-Funded School

cardinal-wiseman-catholic-school-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham ErdingtonConstituency

B44 9SRPostcode

6.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 788 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 Apr 2026 · published 20 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 49%
EBacc average point score: 4.08

Ethnicity

White

55%

Asian

Black

25%

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

788

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

26%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 788
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 7 October 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Nov 2016	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.