St John Henry Newman Catholic School, Carlisle

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St John Henry Newman Catholic School

Scalegate Road, Carlisle CA2 4NL

http://www.newman.cumbria.sch.uk/

St John Henry Newman Catholic School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Cumberland). It has about 640 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In May 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Environment, Destinations and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Progress and Attainment.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.9		Richard Rose Central Academy
2.0		Trinity School
2.3		Richard Rose Morton Academy
2.9		Caldew School
8.8		William Howard School
9.9		The Nelson Thomlinson School
15.9		Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
16.1		Ullswater Community College
18.0		Beacon Hill Community School
18.5		Solway Community School
19.6		Samuel King's School
20.1		Keswick School

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Environment: Above average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.

Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite high.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are about average. Progress at 16-18 is above average.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Sixth form: Below average. Attainment is poor, progress is poor and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Attainment: Poor. Up to age 16 it is below average, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Progress: Poor. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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