Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Warrington, Warrington Borough Council, teaching 808 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in November 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 41.9 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 8 holidays and 5 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Cardinal Newman Catholic High 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 Cardinal Newman Catholic High School.
- 2 Inset Day (School closed for pupils)
- 3 School reopens (All pupils in school)
- 24–31 Autumn Half Term
- 1–3 Autumn Half Term
- 28 Inset Day (School closed for pupils)
- 19–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–6 Christmas Holiday
- 5 Inset Day (School closed for pupils)
- 13–23 February Half Term
- 2–20 Spring Holiday (Easter Break)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (School closed)
- 22–31 Summer Half Term
- 1 Summer Half Term
- 3 Inset Day (School closed for pupils)
- 21 School closes for Summer Holidays
- 22 Inset Day (School closed for pupils)
- 22 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day (School closed for pupils) Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- School reopens (All pupils in school) Sep 3, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Oct 24, 2025 - Nov 3, 2025 Holiday
- Inset Day (School closed for pupils) Nov 28, 2025 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 19, 2025 - Jan 6, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day (School closed for pupils) Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- February Half Term Feb 13, 2026 - Feb 23, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Holiday (Easter Break) Apr 2, 2026 - Apr 20, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday (School closed) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 22, 2026 - Jun 1, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day (School closed for pupils) Jul 3, 2026 Inset Day
- School closes for Summer Holidays Jul 21, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day (School closed for pupils) Jul 22, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 22, 2026 - Early Sep 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Cardinal Newman Catholic High School with Warrington Borough Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 41.9 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Warrington Borough Council England
Attendance 27.4% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Warrington Borough Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Warrington Borough Council England
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 Cardinal Newman Catholic High 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 Cardinal Newman Catholic High 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.