Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 18 2023 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
- Oldham
- Unique reference
- 136432
- Address
- Broadway, Chadderton, OL9 9QY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1501 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.2%
- Girls
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 25.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.6%
- Persistent absence
- 28.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 60.4%
Mixed 10.5%
African 9.5%
Pakistani 5.9%
Other White 3.9%
Bangladeshi 2.5%
Other Black 1.7%
Other 1.5%
Indian 1.3%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.27
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.8
Local authority average 43
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.84
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 85 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 77 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 52 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 294 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 293 |
| French | GCSE | 146 |
Admissions
Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 292
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 261
- 2nd preference
- 205
- 3rd preference
- 136
- From another Local Authority
- 79
Offers
- 1st preference
- 224
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 26
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 302 149 153 |
| Year 8 | 300 136 164 |
| Year 9 | 301 151 150 |
| Year 10 | 299 145 154 |
| Year 11 | 299 142 157 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 41.0% 34.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 14.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 35.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |