UK Schools
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
St John Henry Newman Catholic School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Carlisle, Cumberland Council, teaching 703 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in May 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 41 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for St John Henry Newman Catholic School.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for St John Henry Newman Catholic School.
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Starts Wednesday 03 September 2025 Term
- Autumn Half-Term Holiday Monday 27 October 2025 to Friday 31 October 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Ends Friday 19 December 2025 Term
- Spring Term Starts Wednesday 07 January 2026 Term
- Spring Half-Term Holiday Monday 16 February 2026 to Friday 20 February 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends Friday 27 March 2026 Term
- Summer Term Starts Monday 13 April 2026 Term
- Summer Half-Term Holiday Monday 25 May 2026 to Friday 29 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends Friday 17 July 2026 Term
- Y11 Expectations Evening Thursday 11 September 2025 17:30 - 19:30 Event
- Y7 & 12 Settling in Evening Tuesday 23 September 2025 16:30 - 19:00 Event
- Y10 Expectations Evening Thursday 25 September 2025 17:30 - 19:30 Event
- Y13 Parents Evening - Face to Face Tuesday 14 October 2025 16:30 - 18:00 Event
- Sixth Form Open Evening Tuesday 11 November 2025 16:30 - 18:00 Event
- Y9 Parents Evening Tuesday 02 December 2025 16:30 - 19:00 Event
- Y11 Parents Evening - Face to Face Tuesday 13 January 2026 16:30 - 18:30 Event
- Y9 Guided Choices Evening Tuesday 03 February 2026 16:30 - 19:00 Event
- Y10 Parents Evening - Face to Face Tuesday 03 March 2026 16:30 - 19:00 Event
- Y8 Parents Evening Tuesday 24 March 2026 16:30 - 19:00 Event
- Y12 Parents Evening - Face to Face Tuesday 28 April 2026 16:30 - 19:00 Event
- Y7 Parents Evening - Face to Face Tuesday 19 May 2026 16:30 - 19:00 Event
- Christmas Holiday Saturday 20 December 2025 to Tuesday 06 January 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Saturday 28 March 2026 to Sunday 12 April 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Saturday 18 July 2026 to Tuesday 02 September 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day Thursday 01 January 2026 Event
- Good Friday Friday 03 April 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Monday 06 April 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday Monday 04 May 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday Monday 25 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Monday 31 August 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Friday 25 December 2026 Holiday
- Boxing Day Saturday 26 December 2026 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare St John Henry Newman Catholic School with Cumberland Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 41 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 24.35 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 28.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 88% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 100% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for St John Henry Newman Catholic School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to St John Henry Newman Catholic School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.