Secondary
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Bridgewater Avenue, Latchford, Warrington, WA4 1RX
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 808 of 825 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 50.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 67.2
- Pupils per adult
- 12.6
- Pupils
- 846
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2019
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
23%
22 points below the Warrington average (45% across 15 schools)
41.9
5.3 below the Warrington average (47.2 across 15 schools)
12th of 15 by our score, among the secondary schools in Warrington we can score - 16 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.66 |
| Entered the EBacc | 51% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 50% |
| 22/23 | 29% |
| 23/24 | 42% |
| 24/25 | 23% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.23 |
| 22/23 | -0.49 |
| 23/24 | -0.19 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 46.9 |
| 22/23 | 40.2 |
| 23/24 | 44.5 |
| 24/25 | 41.9 |
Bridgewater Avenue, Latchford, Warrington, WA4 1RX
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Warrington admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Helen Pinnington
- Address
- Bridgewater Avenue, Latchford, Warrington, WA4 1RX
- Telephone
- 01925635556