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The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Hitchin Road, Stevenage SG1 4AE · jhn.herts.sch.uk · 01438 314643

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Overview

Ofsted
Improving
Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
57.9
average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
Demand for places
1.3
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,620
215 over 1,405 places · 115%
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
10%
First language not English
28.2%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 290 families put the school first and 219 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 212 (Places 218)212September 2023: 247 (Places 219)247September 2024: 261 (Places 216)261September 2025: 245 (Places 208)245September 2026: 290 (Places 219)290Places 219
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262192901.3▲74%
September 2025Sept 20252082451.2▲81%
September 2024Sept 20242162611.2▲82%
September 2023Sept 20232192471.1▲86%
September 2022Sept 2022218212197%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.9, and 64.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 55.5 (England 46.3)55.52017/18: 58.0 (England 46.5)58.02018/19: 54.7 (England 46.7)54.72021/22: 59.9 (England 48.8)59.92022/23: 57.3 (England 46.3)57.32023/24: 56.8 (England 45.9)56.82024/25: 57.9 (England 46.0)57.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲57.946.0
▲64.4%45.4%
▲83.7%64.8%
▼38.1%40.5%
▲5.124.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form73.9−3.4
Sixth form college3.3−0.4
Further education17.8+3.8
Other education0.80
Apprenticeship0.4−0.4
Not in a lasting destination1.20
Activity not captured2.5+0.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 32.2 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 35.7 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 35.1 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 36.9 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 39.8 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 36.1 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 35.0 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 37.1 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
184 studentsB- (37.1)Average +0.09
184 studentsB- (37.1)Average +0.09
41 studentsDist- (32.8)Above average +0.28
10 studentsDist (33.5)Average +0.35
15.2%AAB or better
97%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24167C+ (35)-0.02
2022/23183B- (36.1)—
2021/22173B (39.8)—
2018/19142B- (36.9)+0.20
2017/18158B- (35.1)+0.12
2016/17182B- (35.7)+0.13
2015/16182C+ (32.2)-0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University61.9−5.9
Further and other education3−1.5
Further education0.5−1.5
Other education2.6+0.1
Apprenticeship5.7+1.2
Employment18.6+4.7
Not in a lasting destination6.2−1.2
Activity not captured4.6+2.6

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.

Outcome
Improving
Inspected
16 Jul 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2015

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Sept 2006Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (242 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
96%
Replies
242
15% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲97% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲97% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲98% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲97% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲95% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲91% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲72% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 25% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲91% agreeEngland 68%

based on 53 parents (22%) with SEND

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