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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 22 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 10 December 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College, URN 109699
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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 entry410 applications · 261 places offered · 250 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.6; Luton median median 2.0
- 2025 1.9; Luton median median 1.9
- 2024 1.8; Luton median median 2.1
- 2023 2.0; Luton median median 2.0
- 2022 1.9; Luton median median 2.0
- 2021 1.8; Luton median median 1.9
- 2020 1.8; Luton median median 1.9
- 2019 2.0; Luton median median 2.3
- 2018 2.2; Luton median median 2.1
- 2017 2.1; Luton median median 1.9
- 2016 1.7; Luton median median 2.0
- 2015 1.7; Luton median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2014 1.6; Luton median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Luton median
Dashed bars: as Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College (URN 109699), the previous school.
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 | 261 | 410 | 1.6 | 250 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 246 | 455 | 1.9 | 292 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2024 | 249 | 439 | 1.8 | 285 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2023 | 241 | 471 | 2.0 | 293 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2022 | 238 | 441 | 1.9 | 282 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2021 | 241 | 437 | 1.8 | 285 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2020 | 257 | 462 | 1.8 | 296 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2019 | 240 | 480 | 2.0 | 307 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2018 | 237 | 517 | 2.2 | 334 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2017 | 240 | 510 | 2.1 | 322 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2016 | 258 | 427 | 1.7 | 269 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2015 * | 246 | 425 | 1.7 | 265 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2014 * | 222 | 352 | 1.6 | 211 | 0.95 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 286 | 49.8 | 43% | 70% | – |
| 2024/25 | 276 | 50.0 | 46% | 70% | – |
| 2023/24 | 265 | 48.5 | 47% | 69% | +0.38 |
| 2022/23 | 269 | 49.5 | 48% | 71% | +0.29 |
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 School A Specialist Science CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.6applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · LutonGood20242.5applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · LutonSpecial measures 20261.6applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · Luton20262.3applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · LutonGood20232.0applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · LutonOutstanding20234.8applications per place 54.3Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · LutonImproved significantly20242.2applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · LutonStandards maintained20252.0applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · LutonOutstanding20231.9applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 142310 · 821/4606
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 1,400 pupils · 1,655 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Replaced
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College (URN 109699)
- Address
- Warden Hill Road, Luton, LU2 7AE
- Local authority
- Luton
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources