Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

Old Oscott Hill, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 9SR

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About this school

Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School is a Voluntary aided school serving secondary age pupils, located in Birmingham, West Midlands. The school has 778 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 7 October 2021). Last inspected 14 April 2026. The Headteacher is Robert Swanwick. The school is administered by Birmingham local authority. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character.

School details

Headteacher

Robert Swanwick

Local authority

Birmingham

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

URN

103539

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School are handled by the school or the local authority (Birmingham). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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