Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Secondary schoolCardinal Newman Catholic High School is a secondary school in Warrington, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 808 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 15 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Cardinal Newman Catholic High School was 45.1, against 48.7 in Warrington and 46.2 in England.
42.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Warrington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 45.1 | 48.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42.4% | 49.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63.6% | 68.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 165 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Alderman Bolton Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High SchoolSecondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- St Elphin's Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, January 20231.1 km
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), February 2022, before the school changed. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Oakwood Avenue Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Warrington
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).