Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

State-Funded School

cardinal-wiseman-catholic-school-coventry-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

CoventryLocal Authority

Coventry EastConstituency

CV2 2AJPostcode

6.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Coventry, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,406 pupils. Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School is part of The Romero Catholic Academy.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 Apr 2026 · published 7 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.99

Ethnicity

White

44%

Asian

16%

Black

31%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,406

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

51%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,406
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Romero Catholic Academy

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 Apr 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.