Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C66
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Stafford, ST17 9AB
- Distance
- 3.2km away
Sir Graham Balfour High School
North Avenue, Stafford, ST16 1NR
Local ranking26th of 70 secondary schools in Staffordshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1042
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 9 October 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 40.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 63.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 155
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Higher education
- 45.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 42.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
35
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 6.1% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 72
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 998
- Boys
- 506 (50%)
- Girls
- 497 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1042 (96% full)
- SEND
- 17.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.3%
- EAL
- 8.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 15.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 57.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,387/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
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 84.3%
- White Other: 4.6%
- Asian Indian: 2.2%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
- Other: 1.3%
- Asian Other: 1.1%
- Black African: 1.0%
84.3%
White British
4.6%
White Other
2.2%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
North Avenue
Stafford, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 142983
- UKPRN
- 10057181
- Establishment No.
- 4180
- Trust
- INSIGHT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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