Newman Catholic College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 4 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Brent
- Unique reference
- 101564
- Address
- Harlesden Road, Brent, NW10 3RN
- Website
- www.ncc.brent.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 677 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 96.3%
- Girls
- 3.7%
- First language not English
- 79.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.6%
- Persistent absence
- 28.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
Indian 18.8%
Other 18.2%
Other White 15.1%
African 14.8%
Other Asian 12.1%
Mixed 8.2%
White British 3.5%
Other Black 3.4%
Unclassified 2.2%
Caribbean 2.1%
Pakistani 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 61%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.4
Local authority average 51.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.94
Local authority average 4.78
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 11 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 9 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 9 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Newman Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 53
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 63 63 0 |
| Year 8 | 87 87 0 |
| Year 9 | 107 107 0 |
| Year 10 | 116 116 0 |
| Year 11 | 121 121 0 |
| Year 12 | 108 93 15 |
| Year 13 | 75 65 10 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 92.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 24.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 59.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 8.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 3.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 41.0% 82.0% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 32.5% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.8% 2.4% |