Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C64
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Luton, LU2 7AE
- Distance
- 4.6km away
Arnold Academy
Hexton Road, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford, MK45 4JZ
Local ranking19th of 26 secondary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Middle deemed secondary
Phase
720
Capacity
9-13
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 699
- Boys
- 371 (53%)
- Girls
- 333 (47%)
- Capacity
- 720 (98% full)
- SEND
- 23.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 11.9%
- EAL
- 3.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.0%
- SEN Support
- 19.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 41.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,765/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 13.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 70.2%
- Mixed Other: 5.1%
- Asian Indian: 4.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.6%
- White Other: 4.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.6%
- White Irish: 1.4%
70.2%
White British
5.1%
Mixed Other
4.8%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Hexton Road
Bedford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136829
- UKPRN
- 10034092
- Establishment No.
- 4040
- Trust
- THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST
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