Voluntary aided school · Warrington

Cardinal Newman Catholic High School

11–16Ages
808Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
111456URN

Bridgewater Avenue, Latchford, Warrington, WA4 1RX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Warrington median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Warrington

274 applications for 142 places · 7th of 12 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.1of 90

Warrington 46.3 England 46.0

10th of 13 in Warrington

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Inspection history

15 November 2022
Graded inspection: Good
23 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

close to Warrington median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

274 applications · 142 places offered · 104 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Warrington median median 1.9
2025 2.3; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 2.0; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 1.7; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Warrington median median 2.0
2020 2.0; Warrington median median 2.0
2019 2.1; Warrington median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Warrington median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Warrington median median 2.1
2016 2.1; Warrington median median 2.3
2015 2.3; Warrington median median 2.3
2014 2.1; Warrington median median 2.3

This school
Warrington median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	142	274	1.9	104	0.73
Sep 2025	151	339	2.3	119	0.79
Sep 2024	180	360	2.0	150	0.83
Sep 2023	168	293	1.7	112	0.67
Sep 2022	148	290	2.0	107	0.72
Sep 2021	165	326	2.0	138	0.84
Sep 2020	161	318	2.0	133	0.83
Sep 2019	164	346	2.1	131	0.80
Sep 2018	164	337	2.1	156	0.95
Sep 2017	165	311	1.9	150	0.91
Sep 2016	165	338	2.1	151	0.92
Sep 2015	164	379	2.3	166	1.01
Sep 2014	148	315	2.1	147	0.99

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

165 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.110th of 13 in Warrington

Warrington 46.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%11th of 13 in Warrington

Warrington 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%

Warrington 65% England 66%

This school
Warrington median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.19

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	165	45.1	42%	64%	–
2024/25	164	41.9	23%	60%	–
2023/24	161	44.5	42%	72%	−0.19
2022/23	162	40.2	29%	53%	−0.49

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cardinal Newman Catholic High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
1.1 km · Warrington

2026

2.8applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
2.1 km · Warrington

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Padgate Academy
2.4 km · Warrington

Good2023

1.9applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
Aldridge UTC Warrington
2.6 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2024

30.3Attainment 8
Beamont Collegiate Academy
2.7 km · Warrington

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Bridgewater High School
3.0 km · Warrington

Good2022

1.8applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
Birchwood Community High School
3.8 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
St Gregory's Catholic High School
4.0 km · Warrington

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 53.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 111456 · 877/4624
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 825 pupils · 808 on roll
Free school meals: 32.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bridgewater Avenue, Latchford, Warrington, WA4 1RX
Local authority: Warrington

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources