Cardinal Newman Catholic High School is a secondary school located in Warrington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/03/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bridgewater Avenue, Warrington

School Information

Address: Bridgewater Avenue, Warrington, WA4 1RX
Website: http://www.cardinal-newman.org.uk
Telephone: 01925635556
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Warrington
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Joanne Langstaff
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 111456

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 810
Number of Pupils: 795
Number of Boys: 398
Number of Girls: 397

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.41 Confidence interval -0.63 to -0.19
Of the 143 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 136 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:49%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:31%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.61
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Henshall Avenue, Latchford WA4 1PY
611 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alderman Bolton Primary School
Longdin Street, WA4 1PW
829 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Elphin's (Fairfield) CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Farrell Street, WA1 2GN
1,199 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Wash Lane, Latchford WA4 1JD
1,368 yd Voluntary aided school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School
Oakwood Avenue, WA1 3SZ
1,536 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Bridgewater Avenue, Latchford WA4 1RX
0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
Grammar School Road, Latchford WA4 1JL
1,147 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Hillock Lane, Woolston WA1 4PF
2,286 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4UTC Warrington
Dallam Lane, WA2 7NG
2,505 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
- not ratedPadgate Academy
Insall Road, WA2 0LN
2,650 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedPriestley College
Loushers Lane, WA4 6RD
2,001 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWarrington and Vale Royal College
Winwick Road, WA2 8QA
3,269 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Fox Wood Special School
Holes Lane, Woolston WA1 4LS
1,799 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Woolston Brook School
Green Lane, Padgate WA1 4JL
1,957 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Green Lane Community Special School
Woolston Learning Village, Holes Lane, Holes Lane WA1 4LS
1,971 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kassia Academy and Support Services
Fallowfield Grove, Padgate WA2 0QQ
2,733 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chaigeley School
Lymm Road, Thelwall WA4 2TE
3,010 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.