# Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College

Cardinal 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.

Secondary school. Code E142310. [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,655
- Council: Luton
- URN: 142310

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 22 May 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Grasmere Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grasmere-nursery-school-e109420): 620 m. Nursery. Good (overall), October 2023
- [Warden Hill Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warden-hill-infant-academy-e151840): 760 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024, before the school changed
- [Bramingham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bramingham-primary-school-e109594): 850 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Warden Hill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warden-hill-junior-school-e109562): 880 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Icknield High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/icknield-high-school-e137679): 1.6 km. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Icknield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/icknield-primary-school-e109579): 1.7 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142310)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142310)

## How to cite

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