Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6ND
Local ranking3rd of 12 secondary schools in Brighton and Hove
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
2600
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 50.4
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 47.9%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.5%
- Entering EBacc
- 34.0%
- EBacc APS
- 4.5
- Cohort Size
- 365
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 78.0%
- Higher education
- 30.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 30.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.9
Avg Points/Entry
38.3
Best 3 A-Levels
250
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 27.1%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 777
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 2625
- Boys
- 1395 (53%)
- Girls
- 1230 (47%)
- Capacity
- 2600 (101% full)
- SEND
- 18.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.1%
- EAL
- 22.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.2%
- SEN Support
- 16.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 155.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,367/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.3%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.7%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 48.4%
- White Other: 12.9%
- Other: 12.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.0%
- Mixed Other: 3.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 3.4%
- Black African: 3.4%
- Asian Other: 3.3%
48.4%
White British
12.9%
White Other
12.9%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 114611
- UKPRN
- 10008145
- Establishment No.
- 4605