Newman Catholic College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–19 · London, Brent
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.79 miles
Published by Brent Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Newman Catholic College is a secondary school in London, Brent for ages 11–19 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 May 2022. Brent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Newman Catholic College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.79 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.48 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.28 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 26 first-choice applications for 62 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 36 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Year 7 2026: the last child offered a place lived 1.79 miles away, under one of its admission criteria, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years.
- 2024/25 GCSE English and maths grade 5 or above: 23%, lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Brent that have results.
- There are 11.1 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Brent is 15.6.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Brent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Harlesden Road, Brent, London, NW10 3RN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Brent
- Pupils on roll
- 582 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 May 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy being in the friendly college environment.”
- “All faiths and cultures are warmly welcomed.”
- “They look out for pupils’ well-being.”
To improve
- “In English, the curriculum is not as ambitious.”
- “Leaders’ oversight of curricular thinking in English is not as strong as it should be.”
- “The sequencing of key knowledge that pupils learn in English is not clearly identified over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 October 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 23% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 26 first-preference applications, 62 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Brent.
- Harris Lowe Academy Willesden 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Queens Park Community School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- North Brent School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- E-ACT Crest Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alperton Community School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Michaela Community School 2.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Ark Elvin Academy 2.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published