Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Potters Green Road, Coventry, CV2 2AJ
1,406 pupils · 99% of 1,416 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 68.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 24.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.77 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 199 | 153 | 355 | 180 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 240 | 187 | 414 | 219 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 268 | 179 | 409 | 217 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 267 | 175 | 358 | 216 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 237 | 164 | 319 | 196 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 237 | 125 | 277 | 162 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 240 | 147 | 320 | 187 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 233 | 106 | 278 | 153 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Grace Academy Coventry 0.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lyng Hall School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Caludon Castle School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Foxford Community School 2.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Stoke Park School 2.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Eden Girls' School, Coventry 4.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.