Barr's Hill School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,063 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7
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St John Henry Newman Catholic School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,435of 1,499 places
- Free school meals
- 28.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 239
- Ofsted
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, 28 February 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Arts and Community College (URN 103743, until 1 September 2019).
What the data says
Of the 224 pupils who finished Year 11 at St John Henry Newman Catholic School in 2023, 59% stayed on in St John Henry Newman Catholic School’s own sixth form (Coventry average 46%), 25% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 91 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 64% went to university (Coventry 39%, England 37%), and 19% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 97% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.6 against 46.1 across England and 44.0 in Coventry, with 53% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Coventry and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Coventry | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 224 | 4,083 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 59% | 46% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 3% | 13% |
| — further education college | 25% | 33% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Coventry | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 91 | 3,216 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 76% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 64% | 39% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 19% | 14% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 16% | 24% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 17% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Coventry | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.6 | 44.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 17% | 32% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.19 | 3.83 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 32% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 39.2 | 34.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.6 | 48.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 30% | 34% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 301 | 100% | 89% | 16% | 20% | 68% |
| Mathematics | 236 | 99% | 88% | 22% | 22% | 74% |
| Religious Studies | 231 | 97% | 31% | 35% | 32% | 68% |
| English Literature | 231 | 97% | 86% | 35% | 21% | 82% |
| Combined Science | 203 | 85% | 65% | 9% | 9% | 58% |
| Geography | 135 | 56% | 41% | 33% | 25% | 71% |
| Business Studies | 106 | 44% | 18% | 16% | 20% | 65% |
| History | 92 | 38% | 41% | 22% | 26% | 59% |
| Media Studies | 45 | 19% | 4% | 38% | 20% | 87% |
| Photography | 36 | 15% | 6% | 42% | 19% | 89% |
| Biology | 31 | 13% | 23% | 71% | 45% | 94% |
| Design and Technology | 30 | 13% | 11% | 3% | 23% | 30% |
| Fine Art | 29 | 12% | 9% | 28% | 28% | 90% |
| Computer Science | 28 | 12% | 13% | 32% | 30% | 82% |
| Physics | 28 | 12% | 23% | 64% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 28 | 12% | 23% | 82% | 47% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 20 | 8% | 11% | 15% | 24% | 40% |
| Polish | 18 | 8% | 1% | 94% | 84% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 17 | 7% | 8% | 6% | 21% | 53% |
| Spanish | 16 | 7% | 19% | 38% | 27% | 88% |
| Music | 15 | 6% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 47% |
| French | 8 | 3% | 18% | 38% | 29% | 100% |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 66 | 59% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 20 | 18% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Coventry | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 214 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 111 | 1,532 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.68 | 32.55 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 20% | 12% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 39 | 35% | 31% |
| Law | 25 | 23% | 4% |
| English Language and Literature | 24 | 22% | 2% |
| Biology | 23 | 21% | 20% |
| Business Studies | 22 | 20% | 13% |
| Psychology | 22 | 20% | 23% |
| Media Studies | 20 | 18% | 4% |
| Chemistry | 19 | 17% | 17% |
| English Literature | 17 | 15% | 11% |
| Religious Studies | 16 | 14% | 4% |
| History | 13 | 12% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 13 | 12% | 5% |
| Photography | 10 | 9% | 3% |
| Product Design | 10 | 9% | 2% |
| Physics | 9 | 8% | 12% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| Economics | — | — | 13% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 18 | 16% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 15 | 14% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 15 | 14% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.