Academy sponsor led · Sandwell

Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School

11–18Ages
807Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
147881URN

Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.2 above Sandwell median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sandwell

289 applications for 110 places · 8th of 22 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.5of 90

Sandwell 41.4 England 46.0

10th of 20 in Sandwell

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Year 7

0.2 above Sandwell median (2.4) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

289 applications · 110 places offered · 92 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Sandwell median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Sandwell median median 2.0
2024 2.1; Sandwell median median 2.0
2023 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.9
2021 2.0; Sandwell median median 2.1
2020 2.3; Sandwell median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Sandwell median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Sandwell median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Sandwell median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Sandwell median

Dashed bars: as Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School (URN 104020), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	110	289	2.6	92	0.84
Sep 2025	112	271	2.4	85	0.76
Sep 2024	125	262	2.1	83	0.66
Sep 2023	140	246	1.8	87	0.62
Sep 2022	138	257	1.9	101	0.73
Sep 2021	119	239	2.0	71	0.60
Sep 2020 *	132	300	2.3	85	0.64
Sep 2019 *	147	377	2.6	123	0.84
Sep 2018 *	148	380	2.6	122	0.82
Sep 2017 *	147	333	2.3	102	0.69
Sep 2016 *	126	309	2.5	79	0.63
Sep 2015 *	135	270	2.0	70	0.52
Sep 2014 *	129	271	2.1	77	0.60

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

140 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.510th of 20 in Sandwell

Sandwell 41.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths27%18th of 20 in Sandwell

Sandwell 36% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths49%

Sandwell 54% England 66%

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.20

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	140	41.5	27%	49%	–
2024/25	145	41.4	35%	57%	–
2023/24	147	43.6	43%	64%	−0.20
2022/23	145	45.2	46%	66%	−0.13

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Stuart Bathurst Catholic High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.6applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Wood Green Academy
0.2 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Joseph Leckie Academy
1.7 km · Walsall

2026

1.4applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
1.8 km · Sandwell

2025

1.9applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
2.0 km · Walsall

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
Walsall Studio School
2.6 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

32.8Attainment 8
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
2.8 km · Walsall

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 36.5Attainment 8
Grace Academy Darlaston
2.9 km · Walsall

2026

1.7applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
The Phoenix Collegiate
2.9 km · Sandwell

Good2023

2.2applications per place 38.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147881 · 333/4008
Trust: St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 900 pupils · 807 on roll
Free school meals: 43.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2020
Replaced: Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School (URN 104020)
Address: Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QS
Local authority: Sandwell

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources