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Blessed William Howard Catholic School

Rowley Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9AB

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 22 May 2024). Last inspected 22 May 2024.

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957
Pupils
21.3%
Free school meals
1 March 2016
Opened

About this school

Blessed William Howard Catholic School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Stafford, Staffordshire. The school has 957 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 22 May 2024). Last inspected 22 May 2024. The Headteacher is Karl Brown. The school is administered by Staffordshire local authority. It belongs to ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character. It opened in 1 March 2016.

School details

Headteacher
Karl Brown
Trust
ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority
Staffordshire
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
URN
142193

Admissions

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

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

52.0
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.41
Progress 8 · 2023-24
52%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
75%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.67
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
74%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • 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.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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