Cardinal Newman Catholic High School

Voluntary aided school · Secondary school · Warrington, Warrington
WA4 1RX
Composite score
52.4

Cardinal Newman Catholic High School at a glance

Located in Warrington, Warrington, Cardinal Newman Catholic High School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 855 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 41.9, below the national average of 46. That is down 2.6 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

23% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 60% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,241
National rank
#280
In North West
#11
In Warrington
Top 71%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
41.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
23%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
60%
% EBacc grade 5+
15%
EBacc average points score
3.66

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 855 % FSM ever-6 30.5% % EAL 23.0% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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