Cardinal Pole Catholic School
205 Morning Lane, London, E9 6LG
980 pupils · 86% of 1,140 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 68.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 March 2022, published 15 June 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 28.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 60.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 67.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 155 | 124 | 311 | 143 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 138 | 108 | 306 | 130 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The City Academy, Hackney 0.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Clapton Girls' Academy 0.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy 0.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Mossbourne Community Academy 1.1 km · Outstanding (2021) · previous system
- The Excelsior Academy 1.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.