The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

StevenageConstituency

SG1 4AEPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,620 pupils. The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School is part of The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 57.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 64.4%
EBacc average point score: 5.12

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

12%

Black

19%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,620

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,620
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust

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 17 July 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
23 Feb 2015	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.