The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

State-Funded School

the-cardinal-wiseman-catholic-school-ealing-london

LondonRegion

EalingLocal Authority

Ealing NorthConstituency

UB6 9AWPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Ealing, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 2,036 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 58.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 67.9%
EBacc average point score: 5.51

Ethnicity

White

58%

Asian

15%

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

2,036

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

50%

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: Average
Total pupils: 2,036
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 18 April 2024. 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
10 Sept 2018	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.