Wood Green AcademyStuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wednesbury.
Summary of the comparison
Wood Green Academy and Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School are secondary schools in Wednesbury.
Wood Green Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wood Green Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Wood Green Academy was judged Good and Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.7 for Wood Green Academy and 41.4 for Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wood Green Academy (48.0 in 2021-22, 44.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School (50.1 in 2021-22, 41.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WednesburyWood Green Academy | WednesburyStuart Bathurst Catholic High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 20 in Sandwell Stronger figure | 13th of 20 in Sandwell | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,522 | 836 | |
| Capacity | 1,530 | 900 | |
| Location | Wednesbury, WS10 9QU | Wednesbury, WS10 9QS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.7 Stronger figure | 41.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.8% Stronger figure | 35.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.5% Stronger figure | 57.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.74 Stronger figure | 3.28 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 259 | 145 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 99 | 49 | |
| A-level average points | 35.7 Stronger figure | 30.0 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.5 Stronger figure | 32.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 12.1% Stronger figure | 10.5% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,522 | 836 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 34.8% | 43.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 27.1% | 35.2% | |
| SEN support | 10.1% | 18.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.0% Stronger figure | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.3% Stronger figure | 33.4% | 15.8% |
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.
Wood Green Academy
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
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