Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
StateSecondaryRoman Catholic
Profile updated · DfE GIASNot yet inspected as an academy (opened September 2023)
Predecessor school (Cardinal Griffin Catholic College, URN 124468): Ofsted Good, March 2023 · Its reports
Ages11 - 18
Pupils732
Not yet inspected as an academy (opened September 2023)
Ages11 - 18
Pupils732
Predecessor school (Cardinal Griffin Catholic College, URN 124468): Ofsted Good, March 2023 · Its reports
The answers
38.3
Attainment 8
2025-26 (provisional)
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Admissions · 0.9 first-choice applicants per place offered (Year 7, 2026-27)
0.9 first-choice applicants per place offered
Source · the council's offer figures and DfE admissions statistics, 2026-27
Results · Attainment 8 38.3 (2025-26, provisional)
Source · DfE school performance tables
Outcomes · 81% in sustained education after Year 11 · 2023-24 leavers (provisional)
Source · DfE key stage 4 destination measures
Money · £8,023 spent per pupil (2024-25)
Total spending per pupil (academy accounts return)
Source · DfE financial benchmarking, 2024-25
School facts · Academy · Secondary · 11 - 18
Type
Academy
Phase
Secondary
Age Range
11 - 18
Gender
Co-educational
Religion
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Birmingham
Sixth Form
Yes
Sixth Form Places
80 of 146 (55%)
Headteacher
Mr Luke Salkeld
Sixth Form Places: sixth-form pupils on roll against funded places, from the council's return to the DfE school-capacity survey (SCAP), 2024-25.
Where this data comes from
DfE GIASschool register· Jul 2026DfE School Censusabsence & staffingFSAfood hygieneIMD 2025deprivation
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Key Metrics
Comparative & Financial
Borough ComparisonAbsence 8.6% — above the average for secondary schools in this borough
School Capacity762 pupils on roll — 85.0% of capacity · DfE capacity survey 2024-25
Key admissions dates · Applications closed Sat 31 Oct 2026 · offers Mon 1 Mar 2027
The area · Deprivation decile 8 of 10 (IMD 2025)
Place & Setting
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Data from:Results: 2025-26Admissions: 2026-27Profile updated: Jul 2026
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How close did you need to live?
September 2026 entry: everyone who put it first was offered a place (63 of 63).
We can’t say from this how far away a family could live and still get a place.
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College: key facts
How many pupils attend Cardinal Griffin Catholic College?
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College has 732 pupils on roll.
What are Cardinal Griffin Catholic College’s exam results?
In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 38.3: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. In 2024-25, A-level students averaged 28.35 points per A-level entry. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.