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Cardinal Newman Catholic School

Sandpits Lane, Keresley, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 2FR

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 28 February 2024). Last inspected 28 February 2024.

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1,448
Pupils
28.9%
Free school meals
1 September 2019
Opened

About this school

Cardinal Newman Catholic School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Coventry, West Midlands. The school has 1,448 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 28 February 2024). Last inspected 28 February 2024. The Headteacher is Emma O'Connor. The school is administered by Coventry local authority. It belongs to HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character. It opened in 1 September 2019.

School details

Headteacher
Emma O'Connor
Trust
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
Local authority
Coventry
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
URN
147346

Admissions

Applications for places at Cardinal Newman Catholic School are handled by the school or the local authority (Coventry). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

49.6
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.26
Progress 8 · 2023-24
53%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
71%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.19
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
17%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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