Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, inspected in May 2023.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2025–26 Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy had 16.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7).

Pupils per teacher

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.9% of pupils at Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is part of Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham
• Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham
• St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham
• St Matthew's RC High School Manchester
• St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
• Holy Family RC Primary School Oldham
• Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham
• Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham
• St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester

What is Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in May 2023 of its predecessor, Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College.

When was Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy have?

Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy has 1,469 pupils on roll.

What age range does Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy cover?

Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.8, and 38% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy?

Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is at Off Canon Dolan Way, Chadderton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL9 9QY.