Cardinal Newman Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Oct 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 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
- Brighton and Hove
- Unique reference
- 114611
- Address
- The Upper Drive, BN3 6ND
- Website
- http://www.cncs.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 2625 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 22.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
White British 53.6%
Other White 14.2%
Mixed 13.9%
African 5.3%
Other Asian 3.7%
Other 3.4%
Irish 1.7%
Indian 1.6%
Other Black 1.1%
Chinese 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 53%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.3
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.45
Local authority average 4.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 21 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 16 |
| Mathematics | AS level | 16 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 54 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 85 |
Admissions
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 346
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 509
- 2nd preference
- 237
- 3rd preference
- 310
- From another Local Authority
- 78
Offers
- 1st preference
- 336
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 28
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 372 179 193 |
| Year 8 | 368 188 180 |
| Year 9 | 371 204 167 |
| Year 10 | 374 198 176 |
| Year 11 | 365 182 183 |
| Year 12 | 445 262 183 |
| Year 13 | 324 176 148 |
| Year 14 | 6 6 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 89.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 9.0% 18.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 52.0% 13.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 29.0% 56.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 70.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 29.0% 30.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.2% 2.4% |