Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Secondary school in Gateshead. Outstanding (May 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 14 May 2024, report published 8 July 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around May 2028
The last inspection was in May 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.7 milesXP Gateshead
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)
- 1.2 milesHeworth Grange School
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Nov 2024)
- 1.4 milesGrace College
Report card, Mar 2026: 1 strong, 2 expected, 4 needs attention
- 2.7 milesSt Joseph's Catholic Academy
Good (Sep 2022)
- 2.7 milesEmmanuel College
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Oct 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.