Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Old Fallings Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Louisa Craig
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Sponsor
- St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,222
- URN
- 141802
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558250
About this school
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,222 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 203 | 202 | 209 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.7 | 40.1 | 40.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.77 -0.97 to -0.57 | -0.34 -0.54 to -0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 13% | 23.3% | 24.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41% | 47.5% | 48.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 6.9% | 3.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wolverhampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.7 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.1 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.4 | 39.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,133 |
| 2023/24 | 1,179 |
| 2024/25 | 1,191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy compares
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy ranked 16th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.4 | 6.5% | 55.1% | 1,222 | — |
| Moreton School | 39.3 | 10.1% | 56.2% | 1,130 | 0.4 miles |
| Heath Park | 49.3 | 8.7% | 48.3% | 1,153 | 0.9 miles |
| Thomas Telford University Technical College | 53.7 | 4.5% | 58.9% | 993 | 1.4 miles |
| Ormiston NEW Academy | 35.7 | 9.1% | 61.2% | 1,094 | 1.5 miles |
| Wednesfield Academy | 44.9 | 7.5% | 46.2% | 1,025 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.08%
- English as an additional language
- 22.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.47%
- Persistent absence
- 17.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moreton School0.4 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Heath Park0.9 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
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Thomas Telford University Technical College1.4 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Ormiston NEW Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Wednesfield Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy ranks 16th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Wolverhampton.
- Aldersley High School Secondary
- Codsall Community High School Secondary
- Colton Hills Community School Secondary
- Coppice Performing Arts School Secondary
- Heath Park Secondary
- Highfields School Secondary
- Moreton School Secondary
- Ormiston NEW Academy Secondary
- Smestow Academy Secondary
- St Edmund's Catholic Academy Secondary
- St Matthias School Secondary
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy teach?
- Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy?
- The headteacher of Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy is Miss Louisa Craig, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy?
- Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy has 1,222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy full?
- Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,222 on roll (116%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Is Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy a selective school?
- No. Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy?
- Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy is part of ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.7 in 2022/23 and 40.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy rank locally?
- Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy ranked 16th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy's absence rate?
- Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.