# The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School

The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School is a secondary school in Stevenage, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,620 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E137895. [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,620
- Council: Stevenage
- URN: 137895

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, 17 July 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 The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School was 55.7, against 44.1 in Stevenage and 46.2 in England.
59.8% 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 | Stevenage | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 55.7 | 44.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59.8% | 42.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75.2% | 61.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 234 | – | – |

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.

- [The Thomas Alleyne Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-thomas-alleyne-academy-e140037): 640 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 44.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Barclay Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barclay-academy-e144623): 850 m. Secondary. Good (overall), April 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/letchmore-infants-and-nursery-school-e117151): 1.1 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024
- [Almond Hill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/almond-hill-junior-school-e117221): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woolenwick Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woolenwick-junior-school-e117322): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woolenwick-infant-and-nursery-school-e117323): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Outstanding, September 2023

## 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/137895)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137895)

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