Voluntary aided school · Cumberland

St John Henry Newman Catholic School

11–18Ages
703Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
112399URN

Scalegate Road, Carlisle, CA2 4NL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 above Cumberland median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cumberland

247 applications for 114 places · 3rd of 16 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.9of 90

Cumberland 41.5 England 46.0

15th of 19 in Cumberland

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 May 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
Sixth form provision		Good

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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Cumberland median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

247 applications · 114 places offered · 126 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.5
2023 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.8
2020 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.6
2018 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.8
2017 2.3; Cumberland median median 1.7
2016 2.9; Cumberland median median 1.6
2015 2.7; Cumberland median median 1.6
2014 2.6; Cumberland median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Cumberland median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Cumberland 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	114	247	2.2	126	1.11
Sep 2025	114	243	2.1	112	0.98
Sep 2024	114	244	2.1	138	1.21
Sep 2023	114	242	2.1	137	1.20
Sep 2022	147	251	1.7	148	1.01
Sep 2021	144	286	2.0	141	0.98
Sep 2020	120	269	2.2	134	1.12
Sep 2019	85	183	2.2	68	0.80
Sep 2018	78	175	2.2	70	0.90
Sep 2017	119	278	2.3	115	0.97
Sep 2016	118	346	2.9	117	0.99
Sep 2015	118	318	2.7	134	1.14
Sep 2014	117	302	2.6	99	0.85

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

138 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.915th of 19 in Cumberland

Cumberland 41.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths27%15th of 19 in Cumberland

Cumberland 33% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%

Cumberland 56% England 66%

This school
Cumberland median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.69

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	138	38.9	27%	50%	–
2024/25	127	41.0	30%	53%	–
2023/24	95	36.9	20%	46%	−0.69
2022/23	81	41.6	20%	48%	−0.45

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

St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.2applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Richard Rose Central Academy
2.3 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Trinity School
2.8 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Richard Rose Morton Academy
5.0 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Caldew School
6.9 km · Cumberland

Good2022

2.6applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
William Howard School
11.9 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
The Nelson Thomlinson School
18.1 km · Cumberland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
26.5 km · Westmorland and Furness

Good2023

1.4applications per place 65.2Attainment 8 Selective
Ullswater Community College
26.6 km · Westmorland and Furness

Good2023

1.8applications per place 39.5Attainment 8

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 112399 · 942/4630
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 700 pupils · 703 on roll
Free school meals: 36.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Scalegate Road, Carlisle, CA2 4NL
Local authority: Cumberland

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