Cardinal Newman Catholic School

State-Funded School

cardinal-newman-catholic-school-brighton-and-hove-south-east

South EastRegion

Brighton and HoveLocal Authority

Hove and PortsladeConstituency

BN3 6NDPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Cardinal Newman Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Brighton and Hove, South East.

It currently serves 2,657 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 47.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.46

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

Black

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

2,657

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 2,657
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Nov 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
28 Feb 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.