# John Henry Newman Catholic College

John Henry Newman Catholic College is a secondary school in Solihull, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,273 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E136347. [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,273
- Council: Solihull
- URN: 136347

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 3 March 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
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 John Henry Newman Catholic College was 42.1, against 46.9 in Solihull and 46.2 in England.
34% 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 | Solihull | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 42.1 | 46.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 46.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55.3% | 66.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 215 | – | – |

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.

- [Fordbridge Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fordbridge-community-primary-school-e149492): 290 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudor-grange-academy-kingshurst-e146379): 320 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, September 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 33.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Anne's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-catholic-primary-school-e148092): 570 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wmg-academy-for-young-engineers-solihull-e142900): 710 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 34.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Anthony's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anthonys-catholic-primary-school-e148090): 770 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Grace Academy Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grace-academy-solihull-e129342): 1 km. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/136347)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136347)

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