Secondary school

Cardinal Pole Catholic School

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  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Hackney
  • E9 6LG
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,135 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 66%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 59%59%2016/17: top 37%2017/18: top 45%2018/19: top 35%35% · 2018/192021/22: top 50%2022/23: top 51%2023/24: top 51%2024/25: top 66%No exams

A-level results

#289 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against London

Attainment 842.9 · London 50.12/10 Well below London−13.7 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths28.4% · London 51.8%1/10 Well below London−28.2 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.83 · London 4.562/10 Well below London−19.2 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.15 · London +0.324/10 Below−26.1 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry32.9 · London 34.74/10 Below+12.1 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 48.9 · 168 pupils · London 522016/17: 48.4 · 158 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 46.7 · 155 pupils · London 492018/19: 48.8 · 167 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 48.5 · 167 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 45.5 · 170 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 45.6 · 169 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 42.9 · 155 pupils · London 50.1548.942.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 32% · 158 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 41% · 155 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 41% · 167 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 51% · 167 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 44% · 170 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 36.1% · 169 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 28.4% · 155 pupils · London 51.8%51%28.4%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 29.94 · 64 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 33.35 · 70 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 34.17 · 64 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 35.19 · 56 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 33.72 · 65 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 32.41 · 76 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 31.58 · 83 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 32.9 · 88 pupils · London 34.735.1929.94No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
124 of 124 who put it first2014 · 88.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st124124
2nd7211
3rd504
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27Varies by rule
  • 2025/26Varies by rule
  • 2024/25Varies by rule
  • 2023/24Varies by rule

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Goodas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026980
Free school meals (past 6 years)65.8%
First language not English42.7%
SEN support18.2%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)8.4%
Persistently absent pupils25.1%

Girls 49.1%Boys 50.9%

86% full · 1,140 places · 226 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.5
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 58.6
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 8
  • Other support 31.4

Teachers 67.6 FTE · Whole workforce 107 · 118 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£10,754
Spend per pupil£11,023
Staff spend per pupil£8,404
Reserve per pupil£1,434
  • +£1,516,000revenue reserve
  • −£284,000in-year balance

Grants £10,917 · self-generated £129 · premises £581 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (4 academies) · trust reserve £3,088,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

169 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.9%
  • Education91.1%
  • Apprenticeship1.2%
  • Employment0.6%
  • Not sustained3.6%
  • Unknown3.6%

After sixth form (16–18)

105 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.3%
  • Education82.9%
  • Higher education81%
  • Apprenticeship2.9%
  • Employment7.6%
  • Not sustained2.9%
  • Unknown3.8%