School Profile

Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College

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East of EnglandDayAcademySixth Form
Profile Notes
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College is a state-funded academy offering secondary education for ages 11-18 in Luton, East of England. Currently has 1,641 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic. Admissions policy: Other non selective. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
LutonLU2 7AENational Curriculum
1,641 pupils (117% of 1,400 capacity) 858 boys / 783 girls
Official URN 142310 • LAESTAB 8214606
www.cardinalnewmanschool.net/
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseSecondary
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Statutory age11 - 18
Opened 01-09-2015 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
Inspection & quality signals
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence Trail
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 129 students
Avg points / entry34.89
% achieving AAB+16.3%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 850.0
EBacc avg points4.68
Eng & Maths 5+46.4%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425Academicz
Students 15 • APS 34.6 • Value added 0.08
202425Academicz
Students 112 • APS 34.88 • Value added 0.03
202425AcademicAverage
Students 129 • APS 34.89 • Value added 0.03
202425A levelz
Students 15 • APS 36.21 • Value added 0.15
202425A levelz
Students 112 • APS 36.03 • Value added 0.1
202425A levelAverage
Students 129 • APS 36.06 • Value added 0.11