Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 15 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Unique reference
- 111456
- Address
- Bridgewater Avenue, Latchford, WA4 1RX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 846 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 22.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.5%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 68.9%
Other White 10.4%
Unclassified 5.3%
Chinese 4.6%
Other Asian 2.8%
African 2.7%
Mixed 2.5%
Indian 1.5%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.49
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.2
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.41
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 159 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 153 |
| French | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 133
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 163 76 87 |
| Year 8 | 172 75 97 |
| Year 9 | 179 90 89 |
| Year 10 | 167 77 90 |
| Year 11 | 165 91 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 86.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 28.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 15.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 56.0% 42.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |