Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead

📍 Old Durham Road, Beacon Lough, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 6RZ

About this school

Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The school has 1,496 pupils enrolled. It was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 14 May 2024. The Headteacher is B Robson. The school is administered by Gateshead local authority. It belongs to BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character. It opened in 1 February 2012.

School details

Headteacher

B Robson

Trust

BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Local authority

Gateshead

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

URN

137852

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead are handled by the school or the local authority (Gateshead). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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