Cardinal Newman Catholic School

Term dates

We haven't checked Brighton and Hove's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 484 families put this school as their first choice, and 346 places were offered. 338 of the families who put it first got a place (70%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Summer Adventure Camp in Brighton, holiday club. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 8 October 2024. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Sixth form

Outstanding

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

2657 (capacity 2600)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Arundel and Brighton

Phone

01273558551

Address

The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6ND

Website

cncs.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports