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Cardinal Newman College is situated in the heart of Preston City Centre. It is set on a unique and compact campus within a five minute walk of the bus station and a 10 minute walk from the railway station.

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St Augustines

This building hosts a variety of classrooms and drama/dance studios as well as sports facilities including the sports hall, state-of-the-art gym and climbing wall. There is also a Costa Coffee outlet on the ground floor. This fantastic complex offers students studying Sport, Health & Social Care, Dance, Performing Arts and Foundation Learning a dedicated space for all their course requirements.

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10Formally known as the East Wing of the College, this area houses Geography, History and Politics in state-of-the-art classrooms. It also provides students with a huge range of social spaces and catering options, including a sandwich bar, Pranzo Pizza, Starbucks Coffee shop, Chicken Shack, and The Terrace canteen.

Subjects in this building include: Politics, History, Religious Studies, Philosophy and Geography.

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The St Catherine Building is the latest addition to our outstanding facilities. Opened in September 2025, it is home to some of our creative subjects, including Film and Media Studies, Graphic Design and Digital Photography. The facilities include not only classrooms but industry standard technology, a TV studio and control room.

St Cecilias

The five storey St Cecilia building houses our Music Academy, our Language courses (including language labs and IT suites), English, Law and Modern Foreign Languages. Along with classrooms and facilities for these subjects, there are also music practice rooms, recording suites and performance studio.

Subjects in this building include: Criminology, Law, Music, English, Philosophy and Modern Foreign Languages.

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St Francis is home to state-of-the-art classrooms, our Student Advice Hub and a dedicated Study Zone offering computers and desk spaces for students to complete their work outside of the classroom.

Subjects in this building include: Maths, Further Maths, Core Maths and Statistics.

St James

Art & Design courses are taught in the listed St James’ Art & Design centre. The building stands alone within the College grounds and offers Art students a unique and creative atmosphere in which to work. The internal areas are light, spacious and flexible in their use. The existing building is linked to the new extension by the introduction of a common foyer. Adjacent to the site is the old Coach House, which has also been renovated to provide further Art facilities.

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One of the newer additions to the College’s outstanding facilities is the St John Henry Building. Housing bespoke T-Level classrooms and computer rooms, as well as meeting rooms and office space.

Subjects in this building include, T-Levels in Childcare & Education, Health and Digital, as well as our BTEC ICT and A-Level Computer Science. It is also home to our HE courses for our university students.

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The main College buildings are centred in a Georgian Mansion within stunning grounds which include a lake and wooded areas. The grounds include picnic areas and landscaped gardens.

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Our Science subjects are all taught within the purpose built St Mary’s building, which is located opposite the main site. It houses state-of-the-art laboratories and a large Open Learning Centre.

Subjects in this building include: Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Applied Science.

The St Raphael building is our wellbeing centre; a purpose built facility, nestled in the College grounds offering a range of support to our students in a calming and quiet environment. Services include, one-to-one counselling, wellbeing appointments, resources and daily drop-in sessions for those requiring more immediate support.

This modular building was built to accommodate the College’s excellent R.E programme. St Teresa’s acts as a space for learning, relaxation and time away from a student’s busy schedule.

Formerly known as the West Wing, the St Wilfrid Building has two impressive theatres and also contains more state-of-the-art classrooms.

Subjects in this building include: Drama, Economics, Business, Psychology and Travel and Tourism.

Factory Lane

The Pavilion at the Factory Lane Sports Ground is utilised for our many sports teams including the Boys and Girls Football Academies.

Our students are preparing to change the world

Zach Worswick
Chloe Archibald
Allen Asa
Evie Harrison
Saffiyah Bana
Lizzy Moran
Stanley Keller
Zach Worswick
Chloe Archibald
Allen Asa
Evie Harrison
Saffiyah Bana
Lizzy Moran
Stanley Keller

Our students are preparing to change the world

Zach Worswick

Destination: Degree Apprenticeship in Nuclear Energy at Rolls Royce
“I have always been interested in engineering, but after completing work experience at Springfields I learnt more about nuclear energy and decided to apply for the Degree Apprenticeship with Rolls Royce. The process was intense, with an application, online assessments an interview day and the final step was receiving my results today!”

Chloe Archibald

Destination: University of Manchester to Study Civil Engineering
“After university I am hoping to go into structural engineering. I am really happy with my results, it is such a relief, and I am so excited for what comes next!”

Allen Asa

Destination: BAE Apprenticeship in Software Engineering
"During my time at Newman I completed the Stratcom Programme, which increased my employability by introducing me to industry leaders and employers and gave me the opportunity to take part in industry standard cyber security courses to increase my knowledge."

Evie Harrison

Destination Field Service Engineer at United Utilities
“I am really excited to get out into the world of work. I have really enjoyed my time at College, I found the structure of the college day really worked for me and the support I have received has helped me to prepare for life after college. The support system the college offers is incredible and something I know I’ll not find anywhere else!”

Saffiyah Bana

Destination: Midwifery at University of Lancashire
"I am looking forward to studying to become a Midwife at the University of Lancashire. During my time at Newman I had fantastic opportunities for work experience, which have really helped me to secure my place at university and feel ready for the challenges ahead."

Lizzy Moran

Destination: Leeds University to study Computer Science
“The social aspects of college life are amazing, I have learnt more than just what I learnt in the classroom. Stratcom was a particular highlight for me, it enabled me to meet professionals and network with industry professionals. It has inspired me to want to work in cyber security, perhaps in threat analysis for the MOD.”

Stanley Keller

Destination: Loughborough University to study Sports Management
“I have so many favourite things about Newman. It has been great for me having more independent study time which has allowed me to really flourish. The teachers and other staff are also so supportive and always happy to offer help which has been amazing.”