St John Henry Newman Catholic School
About the school
St John Henry Newman Catholic School is an open secondary school in Cumberland.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 May 2022
- Published
- 14 July 2022
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41
- Cumberland
- 42.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cumberland
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 29.90%
- Cumberland
- 36.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 52.80%
- Cumberland
- 57.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 58.30%
- Cumberland
- 32.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.79
- Cumberland
- 3.76
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D+
Average A-level points
- School
- 24.35
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
694
Girls
50.43%
Boys
49.57%
SEN support
29.25%
Education, health and care plan
4.32%
English as an additional language
12.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
33.83%
Overall absence
10.03
Persistent absence
28.23
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
81
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
72%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
6%
Not sustained
10%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
20
Sustained education or employment
100%
Higher education
70%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
25%