St John Henry Newman Catholic School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Scalegate Road
 Carlisle
 Cumbria CA2 4NL
Telephone: 01228 404942

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Voluntary Aided School
Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Declan McArdle (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: John McAuley
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 42.06 / 9.62
Non-teaching Staff*: 39.26
Number of pupils: 694
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.5
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 33.80% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 20.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 16.9% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 25.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 11.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 29.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £5,554,518*
Income Per Pupil: £8,003
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Cumbria
Constituency: Carlisle
Electoral Ward: Upperby
School Number: 9424630

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 24th May 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Upperby Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  2. Gillford Centre (0.8km) show on map
  3. St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle (0.9km) show on map
  4. Petteril Bank School (0.9km) show on map
  5. The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of E... (1.4km) show on map
  6. Inglewood Infant School (1.6km) show on map
  7. Inglewood Junior School (1.7km) show on map
  8. Cummersdale School (2.1km) show on map
  9. Robert Ferguson Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  10. Brook Street Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  11. Pennine Way Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  12. Norman Street Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  13. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle (3.0km) show on map
  14. Newlaithes Junior School (3.0km) show on map
  15. Newlaithes Infant School (3.0km) show on map
  16. Progress Schools - Carlisle (3.0km) show on map
  17. Richard Rose Central Academy (3.0km) show on map
  18. Trinity School (3.2km) show on map
  19. Caldew Lea School (3.4km) show on map
  20. St Bede's Catholic Primary School (3.5km) show on map
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  32. St Michael's CofE Primary School (4.8km) show on map
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