Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Old Durham Road, Gateshead, NE9 6RZ
1,505 pupils · 103% of 1,465 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.3%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 May 2024, published 8 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 55.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 75.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 69.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.41 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 257 | 363 | 827 | 257 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 253 | 361 | 758 | 253 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 249 | 323 | 684 | 249 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 249 | 377 | 737 | 249 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 232 | 379 | 737 | 232 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 255 | 405 | 750 | 255 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 251 | 409 | 831 | 251 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 252 | 418 | 808 | 252 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- XP Gateshead 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Heworth Grange School 2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Grace College 2.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- St Joseph's Catholic Academy 4.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- North East Futures UTC 4.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Washington Academy 4.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.