Cardinal Hume Catholic School, GatesheadXP Gateshead
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead and XP Gateshead are secondary schools.
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and XP Gateshead scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead is ahead on our composite score.
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead was judged Outstanding and XP Gateshead was judged strong.
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | GatesheadCardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead | FellingXP Gateshead | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B76/100Stronger figure | C68/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 9 in Gateshead Stronger figure | 9th of 9 in Gateshead | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Strong | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,496 | 198 | |
| Capacity | 1,465 | 250 | |
| Location | Gateshead, NE9 6RZ | Felling, NE10 9UZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 53.2 | Not reported | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55.4% | Not reported | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75.9% | Not reported | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 69.1% | Not reported | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.97 | Not reported | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 249 | Not reported | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 101 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 35.2 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.3 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 21.1% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,496 | 198 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 24.1% | 38.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.6% | 4.5% | |
| SEN support | 7.5% | 26.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.9% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.6% Stronger figure | 8.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.3% Stronger figure | 22.6% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
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