# Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

Saint 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.

Secondary school. Code E149461. [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,469
- Council: Oldham
- URN: 149461

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires 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
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 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

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

- [Christ Church CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-e105707): 440 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kingfisher Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingfisher-special-school-e143304): 510 m. Special. Standards maintained, March 2025
- [Halcyon Way School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halcyon-way-school-e143762): 530 m. Special. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- [Chances Mentoring](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chances-mentoring-e151219): 590 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e105708): 620 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Radclyffe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-radclyffe-school-e151610): 820 m. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 42.2 (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/149461)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149461)

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