Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead

URN 137852·Secondary·Academy converter·Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,652.94

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

15.6%

of income

In-year balance

+4.0%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

14 May 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.53.2
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.75.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)55.4%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.69.1%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,496

Capacity

1,465 (102%)

Free school meals

23.7%

English additional lang.

15.6%

Ethnicity

White British 76.3%Asian 2.8%Black 5.1%Mixed 2.2%Chinese 0.3%Other 2.1%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

94.2

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

15.9

Mean salary

£52,263

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.6%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

15.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

2.3%

2024/25 · 1,297 pupils