Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead

About Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead

Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead is a secondary school in Gateshead, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 1,496 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 53.2, above the national average of 46. That is down 1.2 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 19% of secondary schools in England.

55% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 76% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Competition for places is real here - 69% of first-choice applicants were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026 (363 first choices for 257 places). After Year 11, 91% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 7.1%. There are about 15.9 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.