Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C64
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Luton, LU2 7AE
- Distance
- 1.6km away
Icknield High School
Riddy Lane, Luton, LU3 2AH
Local ranking5th of 13 secondary schools in Luton
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1445
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 49.4 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 57.7% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 74.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 37.4% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.4 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 281
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1446
- Boys
- 706 (49%)
- Girls
- 740 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1445 (100% full)
- SEND
- 13.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 26.3%
- EAL
- 32.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.2%
- SEN Support
- 11.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 88.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,001/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- Asian Pakistani: 46.1%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 18.7%
- Asian Other: 11.3%
- Mixed Other: 3.6%
- Asian Indian: 3.5%
- White British: 3.4%
- Black African: 3.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.7%
46.1%
Asian Pakistani
18.7%
Asian Bangladeshi
11.3%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Riddy Lane
Luton, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137679
- UKPRN
- 10035812
- Establishment No.
- 5407
- Trust
- ICKNIELD HIGH SCHOOL
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