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Academy in Tyne and Wear, England
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Address
Old Durham Road
Beacon Lough
Tyne and Wear, NE9 6RZ
England
Coordinates54°55′51″N 1°34′36″W / 54.9308°N 1.5767°W / 54.9308; -1.5767
Information
TypeAcademy
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Local authorityGateshead
TrustBishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Department for Education URN137852 Tables
OfstedReports
Head TeacherB. Robson
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
HousesOswald, Aidan, Bede, Cuthbert, Hild
Websitehttp://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. It is named after Basil Cardinal Hume, a former President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.

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.

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.

References

  1. "Cardinal Hume Catholic School".
  2. "Courses". Cardinal Hume Catholic School.
Schools in Tyne and Wear
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Further Education
Defunct
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Primary
  • St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School – Ushaw Moor
  • Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School – Durham
  • St Mary’s Catholic First School – Hexham
  • St Godric’s Catholic Primary School – Durham
  • St Bede’s Catholic Primary School – Sacriston
  • St Joseph’s Catholic Middle School – Hexham
  • St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School – Chester Le Street
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
  • St Matthew’s Catholic Primary School
  • St John Boste Catholic Primary School
  • St Bede’s Catholic Primary School
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School
  • St Michael’s Catholic Primary School
  • St Joseph’s Washington
  • St Anne’s Primary School
Secondary
Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Bishops of Hexham and Newcastle
Cross of St Cuthbert
Churches
Patronal Feasts of the Diocese
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