In support of World Mental Health Day all our pupils were given a yellow ribbon to wear. It is lovely to see pupils engaging in conversations and supporting each other in school.

On Wednesday 9 October our Year 7 pupils celebrated the Feast Day of St John Henry Newman with a special Mass led by Fr Luiz Ruscillo. Special thanks to our school choir who sang beautifully.

 We welcomed members of staff from the Armed Forces Careers Office today in school.  They held a drop in session in the LRC where our pupils could come and talk about the different careers available.  Pupils also took part in a quiz and we were very impressed with their engagement and questioning. 

This morning we welcomed Year 5's from St Margaret Mary's, St Bede's and St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary Schools. The pupils took part in a carousel of workshops including Spanish, English and DT. We hope everyone had a great morning and special thanks to our Year 8 pupil guides for their help.

Parents of pupils who are currently in Year 6 will be asked to make their preference of secondary school by the end of October 2024. To help with this process we are holding tours of our school during September and October. If you missed our Open Evening in June or would like another look around, we would like to invite you to join us for a tour of...

There have been some fantastic GCSE results here at St John Henry Newman Catholic School this year and we are incredibly proud of our pupils for achieving these, these results are a tribute to the hard work and dedication of both our pupils and staff. It has been fantastic to see so many of our pupils surpass their own expectations, and I am deligh...

We are delighted with this year's A level results. All our Year 13 students will be heading off to university, college or employment with excellent grades. There have been some first-rate individual results, with A* and A grades, and also high performance in specific subjects. We are thrilled with their success and very impressed by our students' d...

At our end of term rewards assembly, Year 7 pupils were given awards for 100% attendance, good behaviour, number of achievement points and 3 pupils were awarded Head of Year Awards and received a £50 voucher for their outstanding efforts in all areas. 

We ended the year on a high note with our SJHN Book Club attending the Spellbinding Book Awards, Cumbria's Book Award for secondary school pupils. This event engages hundreds of pupils to read through ten shortlisted titles and vote for their favourite. The shortlist, created in collaboration with pupils and librarians from local sch...

To end a great academic year for our pupil librarians, they enjoyed a day out with fun activities and a surprise visit from author Sophie Anderson. Sophie's award-winning books, inspired by folk and fairy tales, have been translated into over twenty-five languages. The event was to celebrate and thank the pupils for their hard work over the school ...

On Monday a group of Year 9 pupils took part in a visit to the University of Cumbria's Hello Future Partners Day. The sessions were ran by Kendal College, NHS, UCLan, Edge Hill University, BAE Systems and covered Higher and Degree Apprenticeships, University life, University Finance, CV's and various post 16/18 routes and courses available. It was ...

The pupils had a brilliant week at the Castlerigg Retreat with such a great atmosphere, lots of laughs, friendships made, memories created. The pupils have grown in confidence in so many ways and they have all been a credit to themselves and their families.  We are very proud of how good and how responsible they h...

We had a fantastic night at the Year 11 Prom at the Halston on Thursday evening. Everyone looked fabulous and celebrated in style!

If you have a child in Year 5 and are in the process of choosing a secondary school for September 2025, we would like to invite you to take a look around our fantastic school. Our open evening is taking place on Thursday 27 June from 4.30 pm - 7.00 pm, where you will be able to have a look around the school. If you would like to attend the open eve...

Well done to all the pupils in Years 7 and 8 who took part in the district athletics event yesterday, many of whom were participating in their first athletics competition.  At school level we finished 6th in both the Year 7 and Year 8 competitions but special mention for our Year 8 boys team whose results saw them finish 3rd of the 7 scho...

Congratulations to the Year 8 boys for enthusiastically participating in the Breaking the Mould scheme in partnership with Hello Future. A heartfelt thank you to BAE Systems for providing an incredible day. The boys had a fantastic time learning about photography and exploring the world of robotics. Your efforts and support have truly ins...

On Friday, 35 Year 8 pupils visited the Devil's Porridge Museum in Eastriggs to learn more about the role of the munitions factory during World War One. Pupils learnt about the role of female factory workers in the war effort to produce cordite for munitions, and the effect production had on their health. They also learnt about experiences of soldi...

A big well done to the Year 10 GCSE geography pupils who completed one of their geography field trips this week. Even with the poor weather on the Thursday, they worked well and collected some great data, although thankfully there was better weather on the Friday trip!

Last week KS3 pupils participated in a STEM workshop `Powering up the Planet'. Electricity North West in partnership with Science Made Simple visited the school in the hope of inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers. The pupils were excellent throughout the workshops and fully immersed themselves during the morning. Well done ever...

Our Year 12's had a fantastic day at Lancaster University today. The day included a welcome talk, campus tour, a session on personal statement writing and a Q&A session. The students were fully engaged throughout the day. The sessions were informative and insightful and we cannot praise the Student Recruitment Team at Lancaster highly enough fo...