Cardinal Hume Catholic School

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Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Address
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Old Durham Road

Beacon Lough

,
NE9 6RZ

Coordinates 54°55′51″N1°34′36″W / 54.9308°N 1.5767°W / 54.9308; -1.5767
Information
Type Academy
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Local authority Gateshead
Trust Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Department for Education URN 137852 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head TeacherB. Robson
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
HousesOswald, Aidan, Bede, Cuthbert, Hild
Website http://www.cardinalhume.com/

Cardinal Hume Catholic School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Beacon Lough area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. [1] It is named after Basil Cardinal Hume, a former President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.

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History

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, Cardinal Hume Catholic School converted to academy status on 1 February 2012. The school is supported by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle but coordinates with Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions.[ citation needed ]

In July 2019, it was named as a computing hub for the National Centre for Computing Education.

Curriculum

Cardinal Hume Catholic School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels, Cambridge Technicals and further BTECs. [2]

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References

  1. "Cardinal Hume Catholic School".
  2. "Courses". Cardinal Hume Catholic School.