Cardinal Newman Catholic School is a secondary school located in Hove. 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 31/01/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6ND
Website: http://www.cncs.co.uk/
Telephone: 01273558551
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Claire Jarman
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 114611

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 2262
Number of Pupils: 2452
Number of Boys: 1253
Number of Girls: 1199

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 13% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.01 Confidence interval -0.12 to 0.15
Of the 354 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 334 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:53%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:52%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:51.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.71
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tarnerland Nursery School
Sussex Street , BN2 0GR
4out of 4 2,559 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Royal Spa Nursery School
Park Hill , BN2 0BT
4out of 4 2,853 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
The Upper Drive , BN3 6NB
3out of 4 216 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Stanford Infant School
Highcroft Villas , BN1 5PS
4out of 4 480 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Stanford Junior School
Stanford Road , BN1 5PR
3out of 4 791 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brunswick Primary School
Somerhill Road , BN3 1RP
3out of 4 956 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Preston Road , Withdean BN1 6UT
3out of 4 1,311 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive , BN3 6ND
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road , BN3 7BN
3out of 4 1,735 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road , BN1 6PZ
3out of 4 1,826 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue , BN3 7BW
3out of 4 2,057 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Varndean School
Balfour Road , BN1 6NP
3out of 4 2,266 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road , BN3 6EG
- not rated 616 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Varndean College
Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ
- not rated 2,094 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Windlesham School
190 Dyke Road , BRIGHTON BN1 5AA
- not rated 420 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove
The Droveway , BN3 6LU
- not rated 569 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Montessori Place
45 Cromwell Road , BN3 3ER
- not rated 665 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Drive Preparatory School
101 The Drive , BN3 6GE
- not rated 700 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brighton Girls GDST
Montpelier Road , Brighton BN1 3AT
- not rated 1,209 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.