Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School is a

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and

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situated in

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, England. It is part of the Romero Catholic Academy from ages 11-18.

Staffing

As of Friday 13th June 2025, the following roles are taken by the following staff members:

Leadership Team:

Principal: Ms L Burtonwood Senior Assistant Principal: Mrs A Hirons Senior Leadership Team: Miss K Alton, Miss S Armstrong, Mr R Kingshott, Mr A Pearse, Mr M Lambert, Mr H Forinton, Ms L Morgan, Miss A Harkin.

Feeder primary schools

*Corpus Christi,

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*Good Shepherd, Courthouse Green *Sacred Heart,

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*St Gregory's,

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*St John Fisher,

*St Patrick's, Wood End *SS Peter and Paul,

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*Coventry special needs schools

The Prince of Wales visit

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visited the school in April 2008. He was interested in the school's farm and how the pupils looked after the animals. The school won the DCSF Sustainable Schools Award in 2009. As of July 2017, the farm is now being shut down due to fewer pupils not choosing to participate in the animal care subjects as well as the new management's focus on academic subjects.

Malawi links

Cardinal Wiseman School has been sending students to Malawi for over a decade and has established links with a number of schools, most notably Bunda School. Bunda is on track to becoming a sustainable school and with, the help of Cardinal Wiseman staff, students and contributors to the Cardinal Wiseman Malawi Trust hopes to become an advice hub for other schools in Malawi. The Trust has given much help and support to Bunda over the years and also to Kasina Health Clinic.

Notable alumni

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(born 1963), film director * Craig Reid (born 1965), footballer *

Jacquie Beltrao Jacquie Beltrao (born Jacqueline Leavy on 21 April 1965 in Dublin) is an Irish sports presenter on Sky News and a former Olympic gymnast. Early life and career Born in Dublin, Ireland, Beltrao grew up in Coventry, England. She studied sports sci ...

(born 1965), sports presenter and journalist * James Quinn (born 1974), footballer *

Sinead Matthews Sinead Matthews (born ) is an English actress whose credits include film, television, radio and stage. As well as having extensive theatre experience, her screen credits include '' He Knew He Was Right'' (2004), ''Vera Drake'' (2004), '' Pride ...

(born 1980), actress * Luke McCormick (born 1983), footballer * Emma McGann (born 1990), singer-songwriter and musician * James Collins (born 1990), footballer * Jordan Mackampa (born 1994), musician

References

External links

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