Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

GatesheadLocal Authority

Gateshead Central and WhickhamConstituency

NE9 6RZPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Gateshead, North East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,505 pupils. Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 53.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.97

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,505

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,505
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Jul 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
5 Feb 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.