Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Secondary schoolCardinal Newman Catholic School is a secondary school in Brighton and Hove, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 2,657 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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 was 50.9, against 47.4 in Brighton and Hove and 46.2 in England.
53.5% 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 | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 50.9 | 47.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53.5% | 49.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75.3% | 69.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 372 | – | – |
- 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- Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)200 m
- Windlesham SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file380 m
- Stanford Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2022440 m
- Lancing College Preparatory School At HoveIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file520 m
- Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file560 m
- The Montessori PlaceIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file610 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Brighton and Hove
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).