SCHOOL PROFILE

Newman Catholic College

Secondary Voluntary aided school URN 101564
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,000 Published school capacity
Capacity used 58.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

5 May 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Secondary
Gender Boys
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Brent
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 582 582 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 24 4.1% of pupils
Male pupils 558 95.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.1%
13.3 pts above England
School 38.1%
Brent 25.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

77.1%
56.8 pts above England
School 77.1%
Brent 60.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Brent 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other ethnic group
21.8%
127
African
16.2%
94
Indian
14.6%
85
Any other White background
13.7%
80
Any other Asian background
11.3%
66
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
31
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 10.3% 60 of 582 pupils
10.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.3%
Brent 18.0%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.0% 35 pupils
England 14.8% 8.8 pts below
EHC plans 4.3% 25 pupils
England 6.0% 1.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Other difficulty or disability 12
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Speech, language & communication 6
Specific learning difficulty 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

35.9 3.3 pts below England
School 35.9
Brent 45.6
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 22.7% England 36.0% 13.3 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 44.0% England 51.4% 7.4 pts below England
EBacc entry 20.0% England 30.6% 10.6 pts below England
EBacc average point score 2.99 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.21 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.85%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.63 pts higher than England
School 8.85%
Brent 5.87%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

29.26%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

13.44 pts higher than England
School 29.26%
Brent 16.20%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.37%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.57 pts higher than England
School 3.37%
Brent 1.04%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

58.2% 34.1 pts below England
Newman Catholic College
58.2%
Brent
92.0%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information