Blessed William Howard Catholic School | Secondary with sixth form in Stafford | Ofsted & DfE

75%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

52%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

74%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

765.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

957

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

75%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

52%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

74%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

765.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

957

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

75%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

52%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

74%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

765.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

957

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/05/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityStaffordshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of Blessed William Howard Catholic School · Secondary with sixth form · Staffordshire

Part ofST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

75%

-2pp

77%71%66%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 75%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

52%

-3pp

56%51%45%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 52%

Attainment 8

52.0

-2.5

54.550.947.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 52.0

EBacc entry

74%

+4pp

74%45%16%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 74%

EBacc APS

765.2

-90.8

856.0710.3564.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 765.2

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

31.5

-2.5

36.433.630.9

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 31.5

A-level value added

-0.42

-0.3

+0.1-0.2-0.4

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.4

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

-19pp

23%14%5%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Average A-level grade

B-C+C

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

957

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

13%

FSM eligible

22%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Rowley Avenue, Stafford, ST17 9AB

Local authority

Staffordshire

Website

https://www.bwh.staffs.sch.uk/

Telephone

01785244236

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	75%	52%	52.0	Not applicable	74%	765.2	74%	957
2023/24	77%	55%	54.5	+0.41	70%	856.0	72%	951
2022/23	74%	56%	53.5	+0.57	70%	722.0	70%	900
2021/22	70%	54%	51.8	+0.18	68%	677.5	68%	914
2018/19	66%	45%	47.3	-0.25	16%	564.7	19%	851
2017/18	64%	48%	48.5	-0.22	30%	597.4	35%	854
2016/17	63%	41%	44.9	-0.38	24%	—	32%	843

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	31.5	C	-0.42	5%	58
2023/24	34.0	C+	-0.11	23%	37
2022/23	30.9	C	—	7%	35
2021/22	36.4	B-	—	13%	61
2018/19	32.4	C+	+0.11	15%	45
2017/18	31.3	C	-0.13	11%	53
2016/17	25.6	C-	-0.15	8%	67

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	957	17.9	15%	13%	22%	6%	16%
2023/24	951	18.9	16%	13%	24%	7%	17%
2022/23	900	18.0	14%	12%	23%	7%	19%
2021/22	914	15.2	12%	10%	23%	8%	25%
2020/21	886	14.7	10%	9%	20%	—	—
2018/19	851	18.1	10%	6%	23%	6%	17%
2017/18	—	17.3	—	—	—	6%	17%
2016/17	843	18.4	12%	5%	22%	6%	16%