The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Hitchin Road, Stevenage, SG1 4AE
81
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
81%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.5%
12.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,620
Capacity used
Over capacity115%
1,405 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
81%
1st preference success rate
199 of 245 families who put it first got an offer
208
Places offered
601
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 245 | 199 | ● 81% |
| 2nd preference | 149 | 7 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 125 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 82 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 601 | 208 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (8 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Carrasco-Morley
- Address
- Hitchin Road, Stevenage, SG1 4AE
- Phone
- 01438314643
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Woodfield · Stevenage
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137895
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 25% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST
1,620 pupils · 1,405 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
17 July 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,222 pupils
Attendance
94.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
12.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
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 | 56.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.72 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 84% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.04 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.96 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 57.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 64.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 83.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.12 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 239 | — |
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 | 37.08 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 184 | — |
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 | 236 | 31% | 79% | 92% | |
| Mathematics | 235 | 34% | 67% | 86% | |
| English Literature | 235 | 28% | 79% | 93% | |
| Religious Studies | 232 | 38% | 77% | 85% | |
| Combined Science | 139 | 11% | 54% | 75% | |
| Geography | 120 | 29% | 71% | 84% | |
| History | 102 | 40% | 78% | 89% | |
| Biology | 94 | 51% | 94% | 100% | |
| Physics | 94 | 65% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 94 | 60% | 98% | 100% | |
| Business | 76 | 24% | 70% | 87% | |
| Spanish | 56 | 57% | 89% | 95% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 61 | 8% | 26% | 69% | |
| Mathematics | 55 | 11% | 33% | 47% | |
| Biology | 47 | 2% | 15% | 40% | |
| Sociology | 34 | 3% | 24% | 53% | |
| Business Studies | 33 | 0% | 27% | 64% | |
| History | 32 | 6% | 25% | 72% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 0% | 10% | 33% | |
| Physics | 28 | 14% | 29% | 57% | |
| Computer Science | 27 | 30% | 56% | 85% | |
| Economics | 26 | 0% | 27% | 69% | |
| Geography | 22 | 5% | 14% | 41% | |
| English Language and Literature | 13 | 8% | 38% | 69% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11173: The John Henry Newman Catholic School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 9 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 68% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 72% | — | — |
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 Hertfordshire 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.