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Cardinal Pole Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
205 Morning Lane, Hackney, London E9 6LG · cardinalpole.co.uk · 020 8985 5150
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Hackney 50.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hackney Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 980
- 86% of 1,140 places
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 68.3%
- First language not English
- 37.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hackney Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 124 families put the school first and 155 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 155 | 124 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 138 | 108 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 175 | 134 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 166 | 106 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 191 | 109 | 0.6 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – All applicants | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| Year 7 – Band A: Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 1.29 mi2.07 km | |
| Year 7 – Band B: Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 1.34 mi2.16 km | |
| Year 7 – Band C: Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 2.55 mi4.10 km | |
| Year 7 – Band D: Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 1.01 mi1.63 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.9, and 28.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hackney it was 50.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼28.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲67.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.83 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 100285)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 53.8 | −0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 13.6 | −1.4 |
| Further education | 23.1 | −2 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | 0 |
| Employment | 0.6 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | +1.2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 100285)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 students | C+ (32.9) | Below average -0.14 | |
| 89 students | C+ (32.9) | Below average -0.15 | |
| 36 students | Dist- (32.8) | Average +0.19 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 83 | C (31.6) | -0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 76 | C+ (32.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 65 | C+ (33.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 56 | B- (35.2) | +0.44 |
| 2017/18 | 64 | C+ (34.2) | +0.30 |
| 2016/17 | 70 | C+ (33.4) | +0.10 |
| 2015/16 | 64 | C (29.9) | +0.13 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 81 | +1.4 |
| Further and other education | 1.9 | −1.2 |
| Further education | 1 | 0 |
| Other education | 1 | −1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | — |
| Employment | 7.6 | −4.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.9 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +2.8 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 March 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Cardinal Pole Catholic School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Mar 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100285)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 100285), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100285)
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100285)