Cardinal Pole Catholic School

State-Funded School

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LondonRegion

HackneyLocal Authority

Hackney South and ShoreditchConstituency

E9 6LGPostcode

2.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cardinal Pole Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Hackney, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 980 pupils. Cardinal Pole Catholic School is part of LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2017

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 28.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.83

Ethnicity

White

Asian

Black

72%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

980

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

66%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 980
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Mar 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.