St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Cumberland
Scalegate Road, Carlisle, CA2 4NL
53
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/05/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.0%
28.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
703
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
700 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
112 of 112 families who put it first got an offer
114
Places offered
243
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 112 | 112 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 70 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 61 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 243 | 112 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Cumberland lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Declan McArdle
- Address
- Scalegate Road, Carlisle, CA2 4NL
- Phone
- 01228404942
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Ward / constituency
- Upperby · Carlisle
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 112399
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
703 pupils · 700 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
24 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 705 pupils
Attendance
90.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.69 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 20% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.36 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 23.58 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 29.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 58.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.79 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 127 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.35 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| A-level students | 11 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 121 | 16% | 43% | 68% | |
| English Language | 120 | 12% | 38% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 114 | 11% | 35% | 58% | |
| Religious Studies | 112 | 18% | 41% | 54% | |
| Combined Science | 90 | 8% | 34% | 64% | |
| Spanish | 79 | 9% | 28% | 46% | |
| Geography | 63 | 16% | 35% | 51% | |
| History | 48 | 17% | 42% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 38 | 3% | 42% | 58% | |
| Physical Education | 35 | 14% | 43% | 66% | |
| Computer Science | 32 | 9% | 28% | 56% | |
| Biology | 25 | 36% | 84% | 88% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 63% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cumberland council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.