Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
About the school
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College is an open secondary school in Luton.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 22 May 2024
- Published
- 23 June 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50
- Luton
- 45
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Luton
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 46.40%
- Luton
- 42.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.90%
- Luton
- 63.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 82.20%
- Luton
- 48.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.68
- Luton
- 4.05
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 36.06
AAB or better
- School
- 16.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1641
Girls
47.71%
Boys
52.29%
SEN support
11.21%
Education, health and care plan
4.39%
English as an additional language
30.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.80%
Overall absence
6.55
Persistent absence
16.95
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
269
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
94%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
149
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
62%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
12%
Employment
15%