St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D46
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Carlisle, CA2 4NL
- Distance
- 11.9km away
William Howard School
Longtown Road, Brampton, CA8 1AR
Local ranking5th of 19 secondary schools in Cumberland
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1462
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 25 June 2025. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 36.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 58.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 219
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 13.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Higher education
- 54.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 34.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
28.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
32.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
73
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 13.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 150
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1303
- Boys
- 658 (50%)
- Girls
- 654 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1462 (90% full)
- SEND
- 14.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.1%
- EAL
- 4.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.6%
- SEN Support
- 10.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 77.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,164/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 92.0%
- White Other: 3.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Asian Chinese: 0.5%
- White Irish: 0.4%
- Black African: 0.4%
- Other: 0.4%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.2%
92.0%
White British
3.9%
White Other
1.3%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Longtown Road
Brampton, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 137252
- UKPRN
- 10034758
- Establishment No.
- 5412
- Trust
- CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
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