Cardinal Pole Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.696 miles
Band A · Published by Hackney Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Cardinal Pole Catholic School is a secondary school in London, Hackney for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Cardinal Pole Catholic School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.696 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 0.293 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.287 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 3.82 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last distance offered under one of its admission criteria was 2.696 miles, further than in 2025 and nearer than in 2023.
- Year 7 last distances have swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2025 to 2026; every applicant was offered a place in 3 of the 7 published years.
- Year 7 2026 saw 124 first-choice applications for 155 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 31 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 28% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hackney.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hackney schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 205 Morning Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6LG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 980 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 66.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 28% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 124 first-preference applications, 155 offers in total, 124 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hackney.
- The City Academy, Hackney 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Clapton Girls' Academy 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Mossbourne Community Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Excelsior Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Bridge Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published