Newman Catholic College: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Newman Catholic College as their first choice and 89 named it as one of their preferences, for 62 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 33 in 2021 to 26 in 2026, while places went from 91 to 62.
Brent published that the last place offered for 2026 entry went to a family 4790 metres away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Across Brent, 70% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 93% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Brent lodged 137 appeals against secondary school offers; 123 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (4.1% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 26 | 89 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 53 | 25 | 97 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 58 | 26 | 98 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 83 | 35 | 98 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 69 | 30 | 112 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 91 | 33 | 116 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 102 | 29 | 107 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 90 | 38 | 120 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 110 | 33 | 118 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 94 | 29 | 152 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 108 | 31 | 142 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 95 | 25 | 111 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 57 | 14 | 73 | 0.2 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Last distance offered
Figures as each council published them, in the unit it used. The cut-off is not a boundary: it moves every year with the number of applications.