Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead

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'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

Cardinal Hume Catholic School

Old Durham Road, Beacon Lough, Gateshead NE9 6RZ

https://www.cardinalhume.com/

Cardinal Hume Catholic School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has about 1,520 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In January 2014 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, St Thomas More Catholic School, St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College and St Leonard's Catholic School.)

Particular strengths include Attainment, Finances, Progress and Destinations. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.1		XP Gateshead
1.2		Grace College
1.5		Heworth Grange School
2.5		Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
2.6		Emmanuel College
2.7		Washington Academy
2.7		Oxclose Community Academy
2.9		North East Futures UTC
3.0		St Joseph's Catholic Academy
3.2		Callerton Academy
3.2		Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
3.6		Biddick Academy

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Attainment: Excellent. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Progress: Above average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Destinations: Above average. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both quite high.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are about average. Progress at 16-18 is about average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Sixth form: Above average. Attainment is excellent, progress is below average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is very high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2022

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

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