Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School | Secondary with sixth form in Wednesbury, Sandwell | Ofsted & DfE

57%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

35%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

EBacc entry · 2024/25

475.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

836

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

33%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

35%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

EBacc entry · 2024/25

475.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

836

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

33%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

35%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

EBacc entry · 2024/25

475.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

836

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

33%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/04/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySandwell

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio15.5:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School · Secondary with sixth form · Sandwell

Part ofST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

57%

-7pp

72%65%57%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 57%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

35%

-8pp

60%48%35%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 35%

Attainment 8

41.4

-2.2

50.145.841.4

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 41.4

EBacc entry

-1pp

8%5%2%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 6%

EBacc APS

475.6

-40.2

579.7527.7475.6

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 475.6

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

A-level APS

30.0

-1.6

35.632.830.0

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 30.0

A-level value added

-0.26

+0.2

-0.3-0.4-0.5

'24'25

'25 · -0.3

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

10%

+7pp

26%15%3%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Average A-level grade

B-C+C

'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

836

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

35%

FSM eligible

44%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

11%

Persistent absence

33%

Contact

Address

Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QS

Local authority

Sandwell

Website

www.stuart-bathurst.org.uk

Telephone

01215561488

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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	57%	35%	41.4	Not applicable	6%	475.6	11%	836
2023/24	64%	43%	43.6	-0.20	8%	515.9	15%	861
2022/23	66%	46%	45.2	-0.13	2%	508.2	7%	899
2021/22	72%	60%	50.1	+0.15	3%	579.7	13%	889

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	30.0	C	-0.26	10%	66
2023/24	31.6	C	-0.48	3%	81
2022/23	30.4	C	—	4%	82
2021/22	35.6	B-	—	26%	86

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	836	16.6	20%	35%	44%	11%	33%
2023/24	861	17.2	14%	34%	40%	12%	37%
2022/23	899	19.7	15%	33%	42%	10%	33%
2021/22	889	17.8	17%	25%	43%	9%	25%
2020/21	884	17.2	15%	22%	34%	—	—