Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it. In 2026 the school was not oversubscribed, so no distance limit applied.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 11–16
- Pupils on roll
- 1,494
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-Selective
Pupil background
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
School overview
Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is a secondary school serving Oldham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 1,494 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 'Requires improvement'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 43.7 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 2.5 points compared with 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.
36% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 57% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 265 Year 7 places. In 2025 the furthest child offered a place lived 2.57 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 39% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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 above.