Newman Catholic College
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Newman Catholic College is a Roman Catholic school (voluntary aided) in London for boys aged 11 to 19. It has 582 pupils and room for 1,000. About 42 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 34 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 10% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Harlesden Road, Brent, London, NW10 3RN0740 773 0928ncc.brent.sch.ukMr Andrew Dunne headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 5 May 2022 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
75 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Brent | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 75 | 90 | 106 | 111 | 82 | 81 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 35.9 | 39.8 | 36.0 | 40.6 | 44.5 | 39.2 | 51.7 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.21 | -0.08 | +0.12 | – | +0.17 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 23% | 32% | 29% | 40% | 37% | 31% | 54% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 44% | 53% | 41% | 59% | 55% | 49% | 71% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 2.99 | 3.52 | 3.20 | 3.66 | 3.92 | 3.58 | 4.81 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 20% | 32% | 34% | 42% | 49% | 62% | 61% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 28.6 | 40.1 | 35.5 | 39.1 | 51.1 | 36.7 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 39.5 | 39.5 | 36.5 | 41.4 | 43.1 | 40.4 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 29.5 | 25.2 | 35.4 | 28.4 | 31.5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 57.3 | 53.7 | 61.9 | 60.0 | 57.4 | – | – |
Subjects
Results came out for 18 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Subjects that did worse than the England average: French (0% here, 60% across England), Physical Education (0% here, 56% across England), Business (8% here, 51% across England), Religious Studies (25% here, 60% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 74 | 14% | 31% | 58% | 53% | 2,923 of 3,211 |
| Religious Studies | 72 | 8% | 25% | 42% | 60% | 1,780 of 1,825 |
| English Literature | 72 | 10% | 29% | 51% | 58% | 3,084 of 3,202 |
| English Language | 72 | 8% | 31% | 49% | 54% | 3,021 of 3,210 |
| Combined Science | 63 | 0% | 8% | 25% | 36% | 3,021 of 3,084 |
| Business | 25 | 4% | 8% | 20% | 51% | 1,783 of 1,806 |
| Geography | 22 | 9% | 23% | 41% | 51% | 2,893 of 3,116 |
| Physical Education | 16 | 0% | 0% | 6% | 56% | – |
| Design & Technology | 16 | 13% | 31% | 56% | 50% | – |
| French | 15 | 0% | 0% | 7% | 60% | – |
| Spanish | 15 | 13% | 40% | 53% | 54% | – |
| Art and Design | 13 | 0% | 46% | 77% | 58% | – |
| History | 12 | 25% | 42% | 50% | 52% | – |
| Computer Science | 12 | 17% | 25% | 33% | 56% | – |
| Biology | 9 | 56% | 89% | 100% | 82% | – |
| Chemistry | 9 | 44% | 89% | 100% | 81% | – |
| Other Modern Languages | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 49% | – |
| Physics | 9 | 56% | 100% | 100% | 82% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
86 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 86 | 93 | 89 | 85 | 184 | 242 |
| Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry | – | – | – | 26.67 | 18.75 | 14.95 |
| Average A level grade | z | – | – | C- | D | E+ |
| Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS | – | – | – | – | 15.24 | 13.16 |
| AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| A level progressA level value added | – | – | – | – | -0.68 | -1.03 |
| Applied general courses: points per entry | 30.77 | 31.25 | 29.55 | 18.69 | – | – |
| Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed | – | – | – | – | 86% | 79% |
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
227 places were empty (25% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 8% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (65 offers for 120 places).
What parents say
From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 62 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for secondary schools with enough answers to publish.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (13), Other difficulty or disability (12), Moderate learning difficulty (11), Autistic spectrum disorder (10), language and communications needs (6), Specific learning difficulty (4).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 582 | 677 | 692 | 712 | 714 | 721 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 38% | 31% | 27% | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 77% | 79% | 78% | 79% | 77% | 76% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 9% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 8.9% | 8.8% | 8.3% | 6.6% | 11.2% | 5.3% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.9% | 5.8% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 3.7% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 4.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7.7% | 1.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 29.3% | 27.9% | 26.2% | 20.4% | 38.3% | 13.5% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 18.0 | 15.8 | 13.5 | 7.8 | 2.6 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 106 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 86%, compared with 96% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 91% | 88% | 93% | 94% |
| Education | 90% | 85% | 90% | 92% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Work | 1% | 4% | 2% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 8% | 8% | 3% | 4% |
After sixth form
Where the 62 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 43%, compared with 64% for everyone else.
Where the ones heading for university went
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 61% | 70% | 58% | – |
| Education | 48% | 47% | 44% | – |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 13% | 23% | 14% | – |
| Not in education, work or training | 21% | 11% | 19% | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Lowe Academy Willesden | Academy | 350 m | 1,149 | No overall grade 2024 | 41 | Compare |
| Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls | Academy | 520 m | 858 | Good 2022 | 66 | Compare |
| Queens Park Community School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 1,328 | No overall grade 2025 | 67 | Compare |
| North Brent School | Free school | 1.0 miles | 521 | Good 2024 | 43 | Compare |
| Ark Burlington Danes Academy | Academy | 1.4 miles | 778 | Good 2022 | 67 | Compare |
| All Saints Catholic College | Catholic | 1.6 miles | 898 | Outstanding 2022 | 81 | Compare |
| Phoenix Academy | Academy | 1.7 miles | 582 | No overall grade 2024 | 88 | Compare |
| Menorah High School for Girls | Jewish | 1.7 miles | 422 | Not inspected | 96 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Newman Catholic College with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 49 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Newman Catholic College, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marylebone Academy | Free school | 3.0 miles | 561 | Good 2022 | 54 | Compare |
| The Green School for Boys | Free school | 5.5 miles | 721 | Good 2020 | 47 | Compare |
| Salvatorian Roman Catholic College | Academy | 6.1 miles | 802 | Good 2022 | 74 | Compare |
| Ernest Bevin Academy | Academy | 7.6 miles | 572 | Report card 2026 | 62 | Compare |
| Wimbledon College | Roman Catholic | 8.2 miles | 1,266 | Good 2023 | 89 | Compare |
| Rutlish School | Voluntary | 9.0 miles | 1,471 | No overall grade 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich | Academy | 9.3 miles | 912 | Outstanding 2023 | 93 | Compare |
| Coombe Boys' School | Academy | 9.8 miles | 1,007 | Good 2023 | 80 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 34 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 34% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 24 to 46. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | below | -0.09 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 75 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 17% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | in line | +0.01 | Ofsted grade, 4.4 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | in line | +0.01 | DfE progress measure; 75 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | +0.02 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | -0.02 | 2024/25; 564 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | well below | -0.24 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 75 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | in line | 0.00 | 106 pupils |
| What parents say | 5% | above | +0.04 | Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 62 responses |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Newman Catholic College a good school?
The figures are weak. Newman Catholic College scores 34 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 10% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 24 to 46, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Newman Catholic College's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Newman Catholic College good at its last full inspection on 5 May 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How good are Newman Catholic College's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 23% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 35.9, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished a little behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Newman Catholic College have?
582 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,000 places, so it is 58% full. It is a boys' school.
Is Newman Catholic College oversubscribed?
Probably not. 227 places were empty in 2024/25 (25% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Newman Catholic College?
Pupils were in school 91.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 29% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
What do parents say about Newman Catholic College?
92% of the 62 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 92% say their child is happy there. Across England, 77% of parents would recommend their child's school.
How big are the classes at Newman Catholic College?
The average class had 13.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Newman Catholic College have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was z.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Harlesden Road, Brent, London, NW10 3RN
- Telephone
- 0740 773 0928
- Website
- www.ncc.brent.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Dunne
- Type of school
- Roman Catholic school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic, Archdiocese of Westminster
- Local authority
- Brent
- Ward
- Harlesden & Kensal Green
- Constituency
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1900
- URN
- 101564 · LAESTAB 3045407 · UKPRN 10001161
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Brent council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.