Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Brighton and Hove
The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6ND
78
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 08/10/2024
Application demand
66%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
24.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
2,657
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
2,600 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
66%
1st preference success rate
336 of 509 families who put it first got an offer
346
Places offered
1056
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 509 | 336 | ● 66% |
| 2nd preference | 237 | 10 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 310 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1056 | 346 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Brighton and Hove lets families list 3 preferences. 78 applications came from outside the council area (28 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
- Claire Jarman
- Address
- The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6ND
- Phone
- 01273558551
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Ward / constituency
- Westdene & Hove Park · Hove and Portslade
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 114611
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
2,657 pupils · 2,600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 October 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
17 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,881 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
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 | 54.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.56 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.79 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.25 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 34% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.46 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 365 | — |
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 | 37.88 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 27.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 250 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 361 | 18% | 59% | 77% | |
| Mathematics | 359 | 23% | 55% | 82% | |
| Religious Studies | 340 | 24% | 56% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 321 | 18% | 58% | 77% | |
| Combined Science | 265 | 15% | 48% | 71% | |
| History | 183 | 36% | 68% | 79% | |
| Art and Design | 132 | 35% | 74% | 89% | |
| Geography | 116 | 28% | 68% | 74% | |
| Business | 109 | 9% | 48% | 67% | |
| Biology | 85 | 54% | 81% | 92% | |
| Physics | 84 | 45% | 77% | 90% | |
| Chemistry | 84 | 50% | 80% | 93% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 79 | 32% | 61% | 80% | |
| Biology | 33 | 6% | 33% | 61% | |
| Psychology | 33 | 3% | 9% | 52% | |
| Physics | 32 | 25% | 41% | 66% | |
| Business Studies | 32 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Sociology | 31 | 3% | 26% | 58% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 10% | 31% | 69% | |
| Economics | 29 | 7% | 28% | 48% | |
| Religious Studies | 26 | 8% | 15% | 35% | |
| Geography | 25 | 4% | 16% | 60% | |
| History | 24 | 13% | 42% | 75% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 21 | 14% | 29% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17568: Newman College, Hove
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 44% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 51% | — | — |
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 Brighton and Hove 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.