Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B76
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Gateshead, NE9 6RZ
- Distance
- 2.2km away
Grace College
Saltwell Road South, Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Local ranking9th of 9 secondary schools in Gateshead
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1432
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 24 March 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 55.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 199
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Continued in education
- 74.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 8.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 80.0%
- Higher education
- 46.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
28.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
26
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 9.1% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 21.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 67
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1146
- Boys
- 567 (50%)
- Girls
- 558 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1432 (79% full)
- SEND
- 19.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 41.5%
- EAL
- 12.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 17.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,845/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 16.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 41.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 82.4%
- Other: 5.0%
- Black African: 2.9%
- White Other: 2.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Asian Other: 1.3%
- Mixed Other: 1.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.9%
82.4%
White British
5.0%
Other
2.9%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Saltwell Road South
Gateshead, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 147178
- UKPRN
- 10083056
- Establishment No.
- 4003
- Trust
- EMMANUEL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
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