Heath ParkOur Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wolverhampton.

Summary of the comparison

Heath Park and Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy are secondary schools in Wolverhampton.

  • Heath Park scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Heath Park is ahead on our composite score.

  • Heath Park was judged exceptional and Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.3 for Heath Park and 40.4 for Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Heath Park (52.8 in 2021-22, 49.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy (46.1 in 2021-22, 40.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Heath Park versus Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WolverhamptonHeath ParkWolverhamptonOur Lady and St Chad Catholic AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureD50/100
Local ranking3rd of 20 in Wolverhampton Stronger figure18th of 20 in Wolverhampton
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,187 1,191
Capacity1,214 1,050
LocationWolverhampton, WV11 1RD Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL
GCSE results
Attainment 849.3 Stronger figure40.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths37.8% Stronger figure24.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths61.2% Stronger figure48.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc2.6% 3.8% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.57 Stronger figure3.23 4.09
Cohort196 209
A-level results
A-level entries69 22
A-level average points31.2 Stronger figure27.9 35.0
A-level average gradeC C-
Best 3 A-levels points33.0 Stronger figure28.6 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects10.8% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,187 1,191
Free school meals (ever 6)48.3% 55.1%
English as an additional language40.2% 22.2%
SEN support17.7% 16.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence8.7% 6.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.9% 17.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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