Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Secondary schoolBlessed William Howard Catholic School is a secondary school in Stafford, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 950 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, 22 May 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Blessed William Howard Catholic School was 55.1, against 43.5 in Stafford and 46.2 in England.
56.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Stafford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 55.1 | 43.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56.9% | 37.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76.5% | 60.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 153 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Achieve Beyond Schools, StaffordSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file300 m
- Bailey Street Alternative Provision AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met560 m
- King Edward VI High SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional)710 m
- St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025730 m
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
- Rowley Park Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Stafford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).