My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
67%Agree
29%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Voluntary aided school — Secondary
BN3 6ND / 11–18 / Roman Catholic
50.4
Attainment 8
95%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 50.4
- Progress 8
- 0.56
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 47.9%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 37.88
- Achieving AAB+
- 27.1%
95% of parents would recommend this school
366 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
68%Agree
28%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
58%Agree
35%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
13%Agree
7%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
8%Not applicable
67%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
45%Agree
40%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
48%Agree
17%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%Not applicable
26%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
23%No
77%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 84 parents
Strongly agree
46%Agree
35%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
2%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
59%Agree
33%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
56%Agree
37%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
56%Agree
37%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
77%Agree
23%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
73%Agree
24%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
57%Agree
32%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
6%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
95%No
5%18.3% of pupils receive SEN support
18.3%
SEN support
2.2%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.7%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 5%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.2%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 6.8%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.2%
97.1% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 97.1%
32% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 91%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 32%
- Entered top-third university
- 29%
- Achieved a degree
- 71%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.9:1
- Overall absence
- 8.48%
- Persistent absence
- 21.2%
- English as additional language
- 22.7%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 69.5%
- Mixed
- 13.9%
- Asian
- 6.5%
- Black
- 6.4%
- Other
- 3.4%
White British53.6%
Other White14.2%
Irish1.7%
White & Asian4.5%
Other Mixed4.1%
White & Black African3.7%
White & Black Caribbean1.6%
Other Asian3.7%
Indian1.6%
Chinese0.8%
Bangladeshi0.3%
Pakistani0.1%
African3.7%
Caribbean1.6%
Other Black1.1%