The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Greenford, Ealing
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.293 miles
7 Catechumens & Eastern Christian · Published by Ealing Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School is a secondary school in Greenford, Ealing for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 18 April 2024. Ealing has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.293 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026, the last distance offered was 2.293 miles under one of its admission criteria, further from the school than in 2025.
- Year 7 2026 saw 324 first-choice applications for 313 offers; 270 offers went to first-choice families, and 54 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 2026, 187 of the 941 applications (20%) came from families living outside Ealing, and 46 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 68% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); A level average grade was B (England B-), with progress from GCSE above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Ealing schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Greenford Road, Greenford, UB6 9AW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Ealing
- Pupils on roll
- 2,036 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 18 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils excel and flourish at this school.”
- “This is due to the ambitious curriculum provided and the strong sense of community.”
- “The school has high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 68% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 58.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 324 first-preference applications, 313 offers in total, 270 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Ealing.
- Brentside High School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dormers Wells High School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- William Perkin Church of England High School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Greenford High School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Drayton Manor High School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Villiers High School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Elthorne Park High School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Islip Manor High School 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published