Cardinal Newman Catholic School

State-Funded School

cardinal-newman-catholic-school-coventry-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

CoventryLocal Authority

Coventry North WestConstituency

CV6 2FRPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cardinal Newman Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Coventry, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,435 pupils. Cardinal Newman Catholic School is part of HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 52.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.19

Ethnicity

White

62%

Asian

10%

Black

17%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,435

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,435
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 28 February 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
17 May 2016	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.