Blessed William Howard Catholic School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Rowley Avenue
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST17 9AB
Phone 01785244236
Reference Number 142193

General Makeup

Number of pupils 957
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.9%
Girls: 51.1%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 21.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 13.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 100 113 213
8 100 80 180
9 80 77 157
10 75 78 153
11 79 85 164
12 14 24 38
13 20 32 52

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 74.4%
White, Other 9.6%
African 3%
Indian 2.6%
Asian, Other 2.1%
Mixed, Other 1.5%
White & Asian 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2024-06-24
Date Report
2024-05-21 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 24 June 2024
2019-01-29 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 26 February 2019
2016-03-05 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 05 March 2016
Previously as Blessed William Howard Catholic School
2012-10-09 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 06 November 2012
2012-03-13 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 06 July 2012
2010-05-10 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 08 June 2010
2009-12-14 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 14 January 2010
2009-03-25 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2009
2007-11-13 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 28 December 2007
2006-03-01 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 22 March 2006
1999-11-29 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2000
2012-10-09 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 06 November 2012
2012-03-13 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 06 July 2012
2010-05-10 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 08 June 2010
2009-12-14 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 14 January 2010
2009-03-25 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2009
2007-11-13 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 28 December 2007
2006-03-01 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 22 March 2006
1999-11-29 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2000

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 52.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 72.6% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 32.69 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 31.98 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 4.8% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 133 14
Third Preference 51 3
From another Local Authority 1 0

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Name Distance
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Garden Street, St. Pauls C of E Cp School, Garden Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4BT
0.45 miles
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Garden Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4BT
0.5 miles
Rowley Park Primary Academy
Highfield Grove, Rowley Park, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9RF
0.62 miles
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Somerset Road, Highfields, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9UZ
0.66 miles
Castlechurch Primary School
Tennyson Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9SY
0.7 miles
Flash Ley Primary School
Hawksmoor Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9DR
0.83 miles
Burleyfields Primary School
Martin Drive, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1GP
0.97 miles
Silkmore Primary Academy
Exeter Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4EG
0.99 miles
John Wheeldon Primary Academy
Corporation Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3LX
1.07 miles
Burton Manor Primary School
Uplands Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9PS
1.09 miles
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School & Nursery, Marston Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3BT
1.1 miles
Doxey Academy
Doxey Road, Doxey, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1EG
1.16 miles
St Leonard's Primary School
Fairway, Stafford, ST16 3TW
1.19 miles
St John's CofE Primary Academy
Weston Road, Stafford, ST16 3RZ
1.48 miles
Tillington Manor Primary School
Young Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1PW
1.54 miles
Greenhall
Second Avenue, Holmcroft, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1PS
1.92 miles
Marshlands School
Second Avenue, Tillington, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1PS
1.92 miles
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Lynton Avenue, Weeping Cross, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0EA
1.92 miles
Barnfields Primary School
Lansdowne Way, Wildwood, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4RD
1.98 miles
Veritas Primary Academy
Weston Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0FL
1.99 miles
Name Distance
King Edward VI High School
Westway, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9YJ
0.44 miles
Stafford Manor High School
Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9DJ
1.01 miles
Stafford Grammar School
1.18 miles
Heather Field School
New Burton House, Burton Bank Lane, Stafford, ST17 9JW
1.43 miles
Sir Graham Balfour High School
North Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1NR
1.98 miles
The Weston Road Academy
Blackheath Lane, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0YG
2.21 miles
Walton High School
The Rise, Walton-on-the-Hill, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0LJ
2.38 miles
The Haven School
Cabins 24, 25 and 26, Dunston Business Village, Dunston, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, ST18 9AB
3.74 miles
The Yarlet School
Yarlet, Stafford, ST18 9SU
4.23 miles
Longridge School
Levedale Road, Penkridge, Staffordshire, ST18 9AL
4.29 miles
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