Cardinal Pole Catholic School

Secondary · Hackney · E9 6LG · URN 150604

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-03-09Cohort 980Roman CatholicNon-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 155

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 31 schools in Hackney

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
42.9
Hackney 41.15England 46.1
1.8 above the area average of 41.2
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
28.4%
Hackney 44.7%England 45.9%
16.3 percentage points below the area average of 44.7
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
60.6%
Hackney 60.9%
In line with the area average of 60.9
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
3.83
Hackney 3.71England 4.07
In line with the area average of 3.7
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
12.9%
Hackney 19.6%England 17.6%
6.7 percentage points below the area average of 19.6
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
67.7%
Hackney 44.6%
23.1 percentage points above the area average of 44.6
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
62.6%
Hackney 51.8%
10.8 percentage points above the area average of 51.8
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
155
Hackney 94
61.2 above the area average of 93.8
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Hackney	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	42.9 Hackney 41.15England 46.1	1.8 above the area average of 41.2	3.2 below the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	28.4% Hackney 44.7%England 45.9%	16.3 percentage points below the area average of 44.7	17.5 percentage points below the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	60.6% Hackney 60.9%	In line with the area average of 60.9	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	3.83 Hackney 3.71England 4.07	In line with the area average of 3.7	In line with the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	12.9% Hackney 19.6%England 17.6%	6.7 percentage points below the area average of 19.6	4.7 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	67.7% Hackney 44.6%	23.1 percentage points above the area average of 44.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	62.6% Hackney 51.8%	10.8 percentage points above the area average of 51.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	155 Hackney 94	61.2 above the area average of 93.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Hackney · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 20.9 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 37.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 68.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 15.1% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.4pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 14.5pupils per teacher

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Cardinal Pole Catholic School Good at its inspection on 09/03/2022.
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