Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Secondary schoolSaint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Oldham, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,469 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), May 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
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 Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy was 46.8, against 42.6 in Oldham and 46.2 in England.
38.1% 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 | Oldham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 46.8 | 42.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38.1% | 39.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61.5% | 58.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 291 | – | – |
- 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- Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)440 m
- Kingfisher Special SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, March 2025510 m
- Halcyon Way SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade530 m
- Chances MentoringSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file590 m
- St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- The Radclyffe SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 42.2 (2025/26, provisional)820 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Oldham
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).