Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

WolverhamptonLocal Authority

Wolverhampton North EastConstituency

WV10 8BLPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,222 pupils. Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy is part of ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.23

Ethnicity

White

53%

Asian

Black

20%

Mixed

16%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,222

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,222
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least 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

Ungraded inspection on 12 May 2023. 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
23 Apr 2018	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.