Secondary school

Cardinal Newman Catholic High School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Warrington
  • WA4 1RX
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,300 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 71%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 70%70%2016/17: top 78%2017/18: top 30%30% · 2017/182018/19: top 73%2021/22: top 58%2022/23: top 79%2023/24: top 56%2024/25: top 71%No exams

Against North West

Attainment 841.9 · North West 44.44/10 Below−13.1 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths22.6% · North West 40%1/10 Well below North West−51.5 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.66 · North West 3.824/10 Below−20.7 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.19 · North West −0.165/10 Middle+19.6 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 47.2 · 154 pupils · North West 49.62016/17: 40.9 · 147 pupils · North West 45.42017/18: 49.9 · 115 pupils · North West 45.052018/19: 41.9 · 143 pupils · North West 45.12021/22: 46.9 · 149 pupils · North West 46.92022/23: 40.2 · 162 pupils · North West 44.32023/24: 44.5 · 161 pupils · North West 442024/25: 41.9 · 164 pupils · North West 44.449.940.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 33% · 147 pupils · North West 37%2017/18: 52% · 115 pupils · North West 38%2018/19: 31% · 143 pupils · North West 38%2021/22: 50% · 149 pupils · North West 45%2022/23: 29% · 162 pupils · North West 39%2023/24: 42.2% · 161 pupils · North West 39.7%2024/25: 22.6% · 164 pupils · North West 40%52%22.6%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
104 of 104 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st104104
2nd10617
3rd643

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2022Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026808
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.5%
First language not English23.0%
SEN support16.7%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)9.4%
Persistently absent pupils27.4%

Girls 53%Boys 47%

97.9% full · 825 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.9
Pupils per adult11.3
  • Classroom teachers 48.9
  • Leadership 5.5
  • Teaching assistants 7.8
  • Other support 21.9

Teachers 54.4 FTE · Whole workforce 84.1 · 100 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,513
Spend per pupil£8,596
Staff spend per pupil£6,534
Reserve per pupil£435
  • +£351,182revenue reserve
  • −£67,088in-year balance

Grants £8,535 · self-generated £315 · premises £534 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

161 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.5%
  • Education87%
  • Apprenticeship3.7%
  • Employment1.9%
  • Not sustained4.3%
  • Unknown3.1%