Fortis Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Birmingham, B44 8NU
- Distance
- 1.0km away
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Old Oscott Hill, Kingstanding, Birmingham, B44 9SR
Local ranking31st of 89 secondary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
645
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 14 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 43.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 65.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 142
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 77.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 778
- Boys
- 389 (49%)
- Girls
- 399 (51%)
- Capacity
- 645 (122% full)
- SEND
- 16.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 51.3%
- EAL
- 19.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.3%
- SEN Support
- 15.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 50.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,347/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 47.8%
- Black African: 16.1%
- White Other: 9.3%
- Mixed Other: 6.3%
- Black Caribbean: 4.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.3%
- Other: 2.5%
- Black Other: 2.1%
47.8%
White British
16.1%
Black African
9.3%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Old Oscott Hill
Birmingham, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 103539
- UKPRN
- 10015453
- Establishment No.
- 4801
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