Cardinal Pole Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 9 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Unique reference
- 100285
- Address
- 205 Morning Lane, Hackney, E9 6LG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1101 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 48.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
African 48.9%
Caribbean 15%
Other Black 8.8%
Mixed 8.4%
Other White 7%
Other 4.4%
White British 2.3%
Unclassified 1.6%
Irish Traveller 1.2%
Other Asian 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.34
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 72%
Local authority average 64%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.5
Local authority average 51.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.17
Local authority average 4.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 166 |
| French | GCSE | 91 |
| Geography | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
Cardinal Pole Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 166
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 80
- 3rd preference
- 82
- From another Local Authority
- 33
Offers
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 118 63 |
| Year 8 | 178 107 71 |
| Year 9 | 173 89 84 |
| Year 10 | 174 90 84 |
| Year 11 | 170 90 80 |
| Year 12 | 111 42 69 |
| Year 13 | 114 41 73 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 93.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 28.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 64.0% 54.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 10.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 3.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 84.0% 77.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 46.0% 28.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 38.0% 26.4% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 0.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.7% 1.7% |
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