SCHOOL PROFILE

Newman Catholic College: data, trends and context

Newman Catholic College is a secondary school in Brent. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
101564
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Voluntary aided school
Status
Open
Local authority
Brent
Region
London
Postcode
NW10 3RN
Gender intake
Boys
Religious character
Roman Catholic
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
582
FSM eligible
38.1%
EAL / First language other than English
77.1%
SEND (total)
10.3%
SEN Support
6.0%
EHCP
4.3%
White British
4.3%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
91.2%
Overall absence
8.8%
Persistent absence
29.3%
Severe absence
3.4%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
BrentLocal authority93.1%6.9%2.6%
LondonRegion92.7%7.3%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 24 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
18.0%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
12.3%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.15%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
35.9
English & maths grade 5+
22.7%
English & maths grade 4+
44.0%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See Newman Catholic College against 25 similar schools

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Newman Catholic College is a secondary school in Brent. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.