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Cardinal Pole Catholic School

URN
150604
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Cardinal Pole Catholic School
URN
150604
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

53 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

49

Inspection

50

Admissions Value

52

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#16 of 16 schools in Hackney

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Your decision briefing for Cardinal Pole Catholic School

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Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
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  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
15 June 2022
Inspection date
9 March 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 15 June 2022

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This inspection was recorded under URN 100285 (Cardinal Pole Catholic School).

Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

138

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

306

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

130

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.22×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Hackney
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Hackney)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.cardinalpole.co.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

42.9

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

28.4%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

60.6%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

67.7%

EBacc achievement

Location

E9 6LG - 205 Morning Lane, Hackney, London

Contact details

Address
205 Morning Lane, Hackney, London
Postcode
E9 6LG
Phone
2089855150
Website
http://www.cardinalpole.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Hackney
Local authority code
204

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 205 schools in Hackney.

Authority statistics

Total schools

205

Open schools

104

Closed schools

101

Primary schools

98

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    15 June 20229 March 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 15 June 2022
    • School remains Good

      Published
      15 June 2022
      Inspected
      9 March 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    42.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 108

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    12.9%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Below average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    32.9

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.14

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    4.5%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    26

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary98 (48.3%)
    • Secondary26 (12.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other79 (38.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Cardinal Pole Catholic School0 mSecondaryClosed
    Homerton College of Technology200 mSecondaryClosed
    The City Academy, Hackney200 mSecondaryOpen
    Berger Primary School208 mPrimaryOpen
    Berger Junior School208 mPrimaryClosed
    Berger Infant School208 mPrimaryClosed
    Morningside Primary School209 mPrimaryOpen
    St John and St James CofE Primary School213 mPrimaryOpen
    Hackney Free and Parochial Junior School213 mPrimaryClosed
    Hackney Free and Parochial Infant School223 mPrimaryClosed
    • Cardinal Pole Catholic School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Homerton College of Technology
      Distance
      200 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • The City Academy, Hackney
      Distance
      200 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Berger Primary School
      Distance
      208 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Hackney)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Saints Catholic High SchoolSecondaryN16 5AFOpen
    Cardinal Pole Catholic SchoolSecondaryE9 6LGClosed
    City of London Academy, Shoreditch ParkSecondaryN1 5JUOpen
    Clapton Girls' AcademySecondaryE5 0RBOpen
    Clapton Girls' Technology CollegeSecondaryE5 0RBClosed
    • All Saints Catholic High School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      N16 5AF
      Status
      Open
    • Cardinal Pole Catholic School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      E9 6LG
      Status
      Closed
    • City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      N1 5JU
      Status
      Open
    • Clapton Girls' Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      E5 0RB
      Status
      Open
    Berger Junior School
    Distance
    208 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Berger Infant School
    Distance
    208 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Morningside Primary School
    Distance
    209 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St John and St James CofE Primary School
    Distance
    213 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Hackney Free and Parochial Junior School
    Distance
    213 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hackney Free and Parochial Infant School
    Distance
    223 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Clapton Girls' Technology College
    Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    E5 0RB
    Status
    Closed