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Newman Catholic College
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–19 · Voluntary aided
Harlesden Road, Brent, London NW10 3RN · ncc.brent.sch.uk · 020 8965 3947
On the mapSearch near NW10 3RN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Brent 51.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Brent Council
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 582
- 58% of 1,000 places
- Local authority
- Brent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 42%
- First language not English
- 77.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Brent Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 62 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 62 | 26 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 25 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 26 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 83 | 35 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 69 | 30 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.9, and 22.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Brent it was 51.5, and across England 46.
In 2021/22 the average A level result was grade C- (26.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼44.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.99 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.7 | −3.8 |
| Sixth form college | 12.2 | −1.3 |
| Further education | 31.1 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.2 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.9 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 8.9 | +5.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
All academic average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 students | E- (7) | Average -0.53 | |
| 13 students | Dist- (30.8) | Average +0.37 |
| Earlier years: All academic | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9 | D- (15.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 7 | C- (26.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 24 | D (18.8) | -0.68 |
| 2017/18 | 22 | E+ (15) | -1.03 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | D- (17.3) | +0.49 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 6 | −5.3 |
| Further and other education | 40 | +4.1 |
| Further education | 20 | +4.9 |
| Other education | 20 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 12 | −10.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 26 | +14.7 |
| Activity not captured | 16 | −2.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 May 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Newman Catholic College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 May 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good May 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 62
- 9% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 97% who raised concerns
based on 8 parents (13%) whose child was bullied
based on 7 parents (11%) with SEND