Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College
Broadway, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9QY
This school is closed (it closed in February 2025).
It was replaced by Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Glyn Potts
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,494
- URN
- 136432
- Local authority
- Oldham
About this school
Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Oldham. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 1,494 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2011, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 303 | 297 | 293 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.8 | 46.2 | 43.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.27 -0.43 to -0.11 | -0.14 -0.31 to +0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 44.4% | 36.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 64.6% | 57.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 51.2% | 40.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.8 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.2 | 38.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.7 | 35.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,502 |
| 2023/24 | 1,501 |
| 2024/25 | 1,494 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College compares
Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.7 | 9.1% | 38.9% | 1,494 | — |
| Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 1,469 | 0.0 miles |
| The Radclyffe School | — | — | — | 1,430 | 0.5 miles |
| North Chadderton School | 43.8 | 8.1% | 26.3% | 1,524 | 1.2 miles |
| The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy | — | 4.7% | 41.5% | 950 | 1.3 miles |
| Dixons Middleton Academy | 40.3 | 10.2% | 33.1% | 1,319 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.89%
- English as an additional language
- 27.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.08%
- Persistent absence
- 26.62%
Location
Nearby schools
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Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Secondary · Oldham
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The Radclyffe School0.5 miles
Secondary · Oldham
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North Chadderton School1.2 miles
Secondary · Oldham
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The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Oldham
-
Dixons Middleton Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Oldham
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy Secondary
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North Secondary
- North Chadderton School Secondary
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook Secondary
- Oasis Academy Oldham Secondary
- Saddleworth School Secondary
- Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
- The Blue Coat CofE School Secondary
- The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy Secondary
- The Crompton House Church of England Academy Secondary
- The Hathershaw College Secondary
- The Radclyffe School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College teach?
- Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Oldham.
- Has Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College?
- Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College had 1,494 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.8 in 2022/23 and 43.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 9 July 2025.