Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Secondary schoolCardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College is a secondary school in Luton, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,655 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 22 May 2024
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 School A Specialist Science College was 49.8, against 45.6 in Luton and 46.2 in England.
43.4% 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 | Luton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 49.8 | 45.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43.4% | 45.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69.9% | 63.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 286 | – | – |
- 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- Grasmere Nursery SchoolNursery. Good (overall), October 2023620 m
- Warden Hill Infant AcademyPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024, before the school changed760 m
- Bramingham Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Warden Hill Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- Icknield High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)1.6 km
- Icknield Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Luton
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).