Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Birmingham council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 158 families put this school as their first choice, and 160 places were offered. 141 of the families who put it first got a place (89%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 14 April 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Strong standard

Curriculum and teaching

Strong standard

Achievement

Expected standard

Attendance and behaviour

Strong standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Strong standard

Leadership and governance

Strong standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

788 (capacity 645)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Birmingham

Phone

01213606383

Address

Old Oscott Hill, Kingstanding, Birmingham, B44 9SR

Website

cardinalwiseman.net

Official school record, including Ofsted reports