Newman Catholic College

Newman Catholic College
Established	1958
Type	Voluntary aided school
Religion	Roman Catholic
Headteacher	Mr Coyle
Chair of Governors	Paul O'Shea
Location	Harlesden Road London NW10 3RN England Coordinates: 51°32′16″N 0°14′19″W / 51.5378°N 0.2386°W / 51.5378; -0.2386
Local authority	Brent
DfE URN	101564 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	580
Gender	Boys
Ages	11–19
Website	www.ncc.brent.sch.uk

Newman Catholic College (formerly Cardinal Hinsley Maths and Computing College) is an all-boys Catholic school, located in the London Borough of Brent. The school has a student age range of 11–19 years old and is Voluntary Aided. Newman College (before the name change) was founded in 1958. Half of the school's students have English as a second language. The headteacher is Mr Coyle and the Chair of Governors is Mr Paul O'Shea

Notable Staff

Mohamed Mohamud Ibrahim, Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia^[1]

Notable alumni

Cyrille Regis^[2]
Bashy^[3]
Nathan Cuffy, Supplier of weapons to Islamic State^[4]
Pierre Wassef, Convicted Drug Trafficker^[5]

Controversies

Bomb Threat

On 27 November 2012 students and teachers were evacuated from Newman Catholic College in Harlesden following reports of a bomb in the school’s grounds. Police were called to Newman Catholic College in Harlesden Road, Harlesden. Students and staff were evacuated and the surrounding area was cordoned off for public safety while an explosive dog unit was called to search the area. However, nothing was found and the area was reopened at 10:20am. Police have investigated an allegation of malicious communication.^[6]

Departure Of Staff

Of 50 teachers at the Roman Catholic boys' school in Harlesden, 26 left in 2000. Documents obtained by the Guardian include a letter by union representatives to the chairman of governors, John Fox, alleging that the school environment had become "unsafe for pupils and staff". ^[7]

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Schools and colleges in Brent

Primary schools	Islamia Primary School Preston Manor School Sinai school Torah Temimah Primary School

Secondary schools	Alperton Community School Ark Academy Ark Elvin Academy Capital City Academy Claremont High School Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College The Crest Academy JFS Kingsbury High School Michaela Community School Newman Catholic College Preston Manor School Queens Park Community School Wembley High Technology College

Special schools	Woodfield School

Independent schools	Brondesbury College Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill The Swaminarayan School

Further education colleges	College of North West London

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