Academy converter · Hackney

Cardinal Pole Catholic School

11–19Ages
980Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
150604URN

205 Morning Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6LG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

1.0 below Hackney median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hackney

311 applications for 155 places · 12th of 14 in Hackney

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.1of 90

Hackney 50.9 England 46.0

13th of 15 in Hackney

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2022

Inspection history

9 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Cardinal Pole Catholic School, URN 100285
17 January 2017
Graded inspection: Good · as Cardinal Pole Catholic School, URN 100285

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

1.0 below Hackney median (3.0) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

311 applications · 155 places offered · 124 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Hackney median median 3.0
2025 2.2; Hackney median median 2.9
2024 2.3; Hackney median median 3.2; as the previous school
2023 2.3; Hackney median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 2.0; Hackney median median 3.2; as the previous school
2021 2.2; Hackney median median 3.6; as the previous school
2020 2.2; Hackney median median 4.0; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Hackney median median 3.9; as the previous school
2018 2.4; Hackney median median 3.4; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Hackney median median 4.1; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Hackney median median 4.0; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Hackney median median 3.8; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Hackney median median 3.7; as the previous school

This school
Hackney median

Dashed bars: as Cardinal Pole Catholic School (URN 100285), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	155	311	2.0	124	0.80
Sep 2025	138	306	2.2	108	0.78
Sep 2024 *	175	403	2.3	134	0.77
Sep 2023 *	166	387	2.3	106	0.64
Sep 2022 *	191	373	2.0	109	0.57
Sep 2021 *	183	408	2.2	111	0.61
Sep 2020 *	186	412	2.2	117	0.63
Sep 2019 *	187	399	2.1	80	0.43
Sep 2018 *	184	432	2.4	97	0.53
Sep 2017 *	188	508	2.7	136	0.72
Sep 2016 *	184	465	2.5	121	0.66
Sep 2015 *	181	499	2.8	133	0.73
Sep 2014 *	190	540	2.8	150	0.79

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

162 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.113th of 15 in Hackney

Hackney 50.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%12th of 15 in Hackney

Hackney 54% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Hackney 74% England 66%

This school
Hackney median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.15

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	162	46.1	49%	70%	–
2024/25	155	42.9	28%	61%	–
2023/24 *	169	45.6	36%	69%	+0.15
2022/23 *	170	45.5	44%	65%	+0.06

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cardinal Pole Catholic SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
The City Academy, Hackney
0.2 km · Hackney

Good2023

4.5applications per place 53.2Attainment 8
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
0.5 km · Hackney

Good2023

3.0applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
Clapton Girls' Academy
0.9 km · Hackney

Outstanding2024

3.3applications per place 60.7Attainment 8
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
0.9 km · Hackney

Outstanding2023

4.1applications per place 65.1Attainment 8
Mossbourne Community Academy
1.1 km · Hackney

2026

5.3applications per place 67.2Attainment 8
The Excelsior Academy
1.8 km · Hackney

Good2024

1.8applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Mulberry UTC
1.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Graded · no overall grade2025

28.6Attainment 8
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
2.0 km · Hackney

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.2applications per place 50.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150604 · 204/4714
Trust: Lux Mundi Catholic Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,140 pupils · 980 on roll
Free school meals: 68.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Cardinal Pole Catholic School (URN 100285)
Address: 205 Morning Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6LG
Local authority: Hackney

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources