How many pupils attend Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College?

Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College has around 1,641 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

SecondaryData as of May 2026

Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College

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Warden Hill Road, Luton, LU2 7AE

Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Good

May 2024

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

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49.9school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

49.9

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

25.6%

Basics 9-5

46.0%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

49.9

National · same year

46.0

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	49.5	46.4
2023/24	48.5	46.4
2024/25	49.9	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	+0.29	0.00
2023/24	+0.38	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

82.2%

EBacc APS

4.67

EBacc 9-5

28.3%

EBacc 9-4

40.2%

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A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

36.06

A*-A Grades

24.4%

A*-B Grades

55.2%

AAB+ %

16.3%

APS per Entry

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Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

Based on 129 students entered

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Nearby secondary schools

Closest alternatives within 15 km.

Icknield High School

1.56 km away · Academy converter

Good

Woodlands Secondary School

1.83 km away · Community special school

Outstanding

Lea Manor High School

1.86 km away · Academy sponsor led

Inadequate

Luton Sixth Form College

2.23 km away · Further education

Stopsley High School

2.55 km away · Academy converter

Good

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