St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Coventry
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.662 miles
Published by Coventry City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St John Henry Newman Catholic School is a secondary school in Coventry for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Coventry has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
St John Henry Newman Catholic School 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 | 0.662 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 27.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 40.1% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Coventry.
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered, 0.662 miles, was the 2nd shortest of 13 Coventry secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.30 miles.
- The Year 7 last distance has swung sharply, most of all between 2023 and 2024; the 2026 figure was nearer than in 2025 and the shortest of the 4 years.
- 53% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest Coventry secondary schools.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Coventry schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sandpits Lane, Keresley, Coventry, CV6 2FR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Coventry
- Pupils on roll
- 1,435 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils and students are a pleasure to speak to.”
- “They are proud of their school and value the opportunities they are given.”
- “Pupils feel safe and cared for at this school.”
To improve
- “Some parents are unhappy about aspects of how the school supports pupils with SEND.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 April 2024 (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) | 53% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Coventry.
- President Kennedy School Academy 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Coundon Court 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barr's Hill School 2.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Eden Girls' School, Coventry 2.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Foxford Community School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Sidney Stringer Academy 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lyng Hall School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stoke Park School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published