Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
About the school
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead is an open secondary school in Gateshead.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 May 2024
- Published
- 8 July 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 53.2
- Gateshead
- 47
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Gateshead
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 55.40%
- Gateshead
- 49.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 75.90%
- Gateshead
- 68.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 69.10%
- Gateshead
- 49.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.97
- Gateshead
- 4.23
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.23
AAB or better
- School
- 21.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1496
Girls
48.40%
Boys
51.60%
SEN support
7.49%
Education, health and care plan
1.87%
English as an additional language
15.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.15%
Overall absence
6.56
Persistent absence
15.27
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
240
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
9%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
118
Sustained education or employment
93%
Higher education
62%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
14%
Employment
15%