Cardinal Newman Catholic School
About the school
Cardinal Newman Catholic School is an open secondary school in Coventry.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 28 February 2024
- Published
- 21 April 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 49.6
- Coventry
- 44
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Coventry
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 52.70%
- Coventry
- 41.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 70.70%
- Coventry
- 61.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 17.20%
- Coventry
- 31.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.19
- Coventry
- 3.83
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.68
AAB or better
- School
- 19.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1448
Girls
50.14%
Boys
49.86%
SEN support
16.44%
Education, health and care plan
1.66%
English as an additional language
31.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
29.42%
Overall absence
9.08
Persistent absence
26.27
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
224
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
91%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
91
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
64%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
16%