Cardinal Newman Catholic School

Voluntary aided school · Secondary school · Hove, Brighton and Hove

BN3 6ND

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

63.0

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#862

National rank

#160

In South East

In Brighton and Hove

Top 28%

Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score ?

50.4

National avg ≈ 46

Progress 8 score ?

—

Why no data?

% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths ?

48%

% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths ?

72%

% EBacc grade 5+ ?

24%

EBacc average points score

4.46

Attainment 8 (year-on-year) 54.4 → 50.4 ▼ 4.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 2,625 % FSM ever-6 21.1% % EAL 22.7% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Official sources

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Location

Nearby secondary schools

Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Hove · 1.0 mi 51.4 Dorothy Stringer School Brighton · 1.1 mi 66.6 Blatchington Mill School Hove · 1.3 mi 63.7 Varndean School Brighton · 1.3 mi 61.0 King's School Hove · 1.9 mi 67.1 Patcham High School Brighton · 1.9 mi 56.9 Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Brighton · 3.1 mi 53.4 Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Brighton · 3.3 mi 45.2