Cardinal Newman Catholic High School, Warrington

In 2026, pupils at Cardinal Newman Catholic High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.7 in Warrington and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Warrington and 47% in England.

That is up from 41.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.19: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.2, against 48 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 104 families put Cardinal Newman Catholic High School as their first choice and 274 named it as one of their preferences, for 142 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Cardinal Newman Catholic High School are Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.3); King's Leadership Academy Warrington (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 55.4); Padgate Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.6); and Aldridge UTC Warrington (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 30.3).

Cardinal Newman Catholic High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Of the 161 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 40% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

In 2026, 155 pupils (19.2%) received SEN support and 20 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Padgate Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newman High School (near), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cardinal Newman Catholic High School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 190 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warrington (96), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Cardinal Newman Catholic High School issued 224 suspensions, 26.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Cardinal Newman Catholic High School are St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles); Alderman Bolton Primary School (0.5 miles); St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy (0.7 miles); and Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.