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
- 855 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.0%
- Girls
- 53.0%
- First language not English
- 23%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.8%
- Persistent absence
- 26.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
White British 66.1%
Other White 10.5%
Chinese 5.1%
Unclassified 4.6%
African 3.6%
Mixed 2.9%
Other Asian 2.6%
Indian 1.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.8
Local authority average 48.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.66
Local authority average 4.33
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 3 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 3 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 8 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 161 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 160 |
| French | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 151
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 143
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 84 97 |
| Year 8 | 171 82 89 |
| Year 9 | 166 74 92 |
| Year 10 | 172 85 87 |
| Year 11 | 165 77 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 87.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 32.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 12.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 42.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.0% 3.0% |