Secondary
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Potters Green Road, Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1406 of 1416 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- THE ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 68.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 106.0
- Pupils per adult
- 13.5
- Pupils
- 1,435
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
November 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
March 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
46%
4 points above the Coventry average (42% across 23 schools)
46.6
1.8 above the Coventry average (44.8 across 23 schools)
20th of 23 by our score, among the secondary schools in Coventry we can score - 29 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.99 |
| Entered the EBacc | 25% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% |
| A level average points per entry | 29.56 |
| A level students | 84 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34% |
| 22/23 | 36% |
| 23/24 | 51% |
| 24/25 | 46% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35.7 |
| 22/23 | 28.1 |
| 23/24 | 27.5 |
| 24/25 | 29.6 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.19 |
| 22/23 | -0.17 |
| 23/24 | -0.05 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 41.4 |
| 22/23 | 41.3 |
| 23/24 | 43.6 |
| 24/25 | 46.6 |
Potters Green Road, Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Coventry admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Laura Burtonwood
- Address
- Potters Green Road, Coventry, CV2 2AJ
- Telephone
- 02476617231