Cardinal Pole Catholic School
205 Morning Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6LG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Hall
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,140
- Pupils on roll
- 980
- URN
- 150604
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089855150
About this school
Cardinal Pole Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 980 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Cardinal Pole Catholic School (URN 100285).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 155 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 67.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
How Cardinal Pole Catholic School compares
Cardinal Pole Catholic School ranked 14th of 16 secondary schools in Hackney for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.9 | 8.4% | 65.8% | 980 | — |
| The City Academy, Hackney | 49.1 | 7.8% | 56.7% | 1,149 | 0.1 miles |
| The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School | 39.2 | 10.5% | 70.5% | 752 | 0.3 miles |
| Clapton Girls' Academy | 59.4 | 7.2% | 38.8% | 1,169 | 0.6 miles |
| Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy | 64.3 | 3.5% | 50.3% | 838 | 0.6 miles |
| Mossbourne Community Academy | 65.1 | 4.3% | 51.3% | 1,432 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.78%
- English as an additional language
- 42.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.37%
- Persistent absence
- 25.12%
Location
Nearby schools
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The City Academy, Hackney0.1 miles
Secondary · London
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The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Clapton Girls' Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Mossbourne Community Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Cardinal Pole Catholic School ranks 217th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cardinal Pole Catholic School teach?
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Cardinal Pole Catholic School?
- The headteacher of Cardinal Pole Catholic School is Mr Adam Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cardinal Pole Catholic School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cardinal Pole Catholic School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Cardinal Pole Catholic School?
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School has 980 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Cardinal Pole Catholic School full?
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School has capacity for 1,140 pupils and 980 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cardinal Pole Catholic School a faith school?
- Yes. Cardinal Pole Catholic School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Is Cardinal Pole Catholic School a selective school?
- No. Cardinal Pole Catholic School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Cardinal Pole Catholic School?
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School is part of LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Cardinal Pole Catholic School rank locally?
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School ranked 14th of 16 secondary schools in Hackney for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cardinal Pole Catholic School's absence rate?
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census.
- What are Cardinal Pole Catholic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cardinal Pole Catholic School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.