Blessed William Howard Catholic School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Stafford, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Staffordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Blessed William Howard Catholic School is a secondary school in Stafford, Staffordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 22 May 2024. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.

Blessed William Howard 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	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Year 7 2026 had 208 first-choice applications for 184 offers; 178 offers went to first-choice families and 30 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
For Year 7 2026, 1.1 first choices per offer was the 5th highest of 47 Staffordshire secondary schools.
In 2024/25, 52% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Staffordshire.
At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Rowley Avenue, Stafford, ST17 9AB
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 950 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 22.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 22 May 2024

Strengths

“The school motto 'love of God, love of people, love of learning, love of life' permeates throughout all aspects of school life.”
“Pupils are proud and happy to be a part of this inclusive school.”
“They feel cared for and safe when they are at school.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 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)	52%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	52	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	C	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: 208 first-preference applications, 184 offers in total, 178 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 Staffordshire.

King Edward VI High School 0.4 mi Not judged
Stafford Manor High School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Sir Graham Balfour High School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
The Weston Road Academy 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Walton High School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Wolgarston High School 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade
The Rural Enterprise Academy 6.7 mi Inadequate
Staffordshire University Academy 7.5 mi Good Last distance published