Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Academy converter in Coventry, CV6 2FR, taking ages 11 to 18, 1,435 on roll.
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In the latest published round, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.66 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
How this compares: every Coventry school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 0.66 miles, the distance the school admitted from in the latest published year.
Cardinal Newman Catholic School: 0.66 miles Radford Primary Academy: 0.52 miles, published by Coventry
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Cardinal Newman Catholic School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children and faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
Source: Coventry, published admission distances
Where Cardinal Newman Catholic School and Radford Primary Academy are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Radford Primary Academy admitted from 0.52 miles in the latest published year, published by Coventry. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 0.66 and 0.52 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Cardinal Newman Catholic School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.51 mi | 0.7 mi |
| President Kennedy School Academy Both in reach | Secondary | 1.21 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Coundon Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 2.88 mi | 1.5 mi |
| Keresley Newland Primary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 2.36 mi 2025/26 | 1.5 mi |
| Radford Primary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.52 mi | 1.7 mi |
| Wheelwright Lane Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.46 mi 2025/26 | 1.7 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 1,435 pupils in 1,499 places (96% full) |
| Trust | HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY |
| Local authority | Coventry |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 21 April 2024. Ungraded inspection, April 2024: school remains Good, improving |
| Attainment 8 | 49.6 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.26 |
| 2022/23 | +0.51 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Cardinal Newman Catholic School
| Girls and boys | 51.3% girls, 48.7% boys |
| English as an additional language | 31.7% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 27.9% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where Cardinal Newman Catholic School's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 59.4% |
| Sixth-form college | 5.4% |
| Further education college | 25.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1% |
| Employment | 0.9% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 4.0% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
Getting to Cardinal Newman Catholic School by bus
Best-served stop: Sandpits Lane, 0.2 mi away, with 4.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 06:08, last 23:40.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snyder Path | 0.2 mi | 4.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16 |
| Keresley Church | 0.2 mi | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 735 |
| Sandpits Lane | 0.2 mi | 4.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Cardinal Newman Catholic School?
Cardinal Newman Catholic School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in the latest published year lived 0.66 miles away, per Coventry.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Cardinal Newman Catholic School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.66 miles was enough in the latest published year. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Cardinal Newman Catholic School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Coventry school's distance
All Coventry schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
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