Cardinal Hume Catholic School

Academy in Tyne and Wear, England

54°55′51″N 1°34′36″W / 54.9308°N 1.5767°W / 54.9308; -1.5767InformationTypeAcademyReligious affiliation(s)Roman CatholicLocal authorityGatesheadTrustBishop Wilkinson Catholic Education TrustDepartment for Education URN137852 TablesOfstedReportsHead TeacherB. RobsonGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 18HousesOswald, Aidan, Bede, Cuthbert, HildWebsitehttp://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.

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]

References

^ "Cardinal Hume Catholic School".
^ "Courses". Cardinal Hume Catholic School.

Schools in Tyne and Wear

All-through

Middle

Secondary

Independent

Further Education

Defunct

v t e 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	Cardinal Hume Catholic School St Robert of Newminster Catholic School St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon St Bede's Catholic School, Lanchester St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham

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

v t e Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Bishops of Hexham and Newcastle I: William Hogarth II: James Chadwick III: John Bewick IV: Henry O'Callaghan V: Thomas Wilkinson VI: Richard Collins VII: Joseph Thorman VIII: Joseph McCormack IX: James Cunningham X: Hugh Lindsay XI: Ambrose Griffiths XII: Kevin Dunn XIII: Séamus Cunningham XIV: Robert Byrne XV: Stephen Wright
Churches St Mary's Cathedral - Cathedral Church of St Mary Our Lady and St Cuthbert Church, Berwick Biddlestone Chapel St Augustine's Church, Darlington St Cuthbert's Church, Durham St Joseph's Church, Gateshead St Joseph's Church, Hartlepool St Mary's Church, Hartlepool St Mary's Church, Hexham Holy Name Church, Jesmond St Robert of Newminster Church, Morpeth St Dominic's Church, Newcastle Sacred Heart Church, North Gosforth St Mary's Church, Stockton-on-Tees St Benet's Church, Sunderland St Mary's Church, Sunderland St Ninian's Church, Wooler
Patronal Feasts of the Diocese Our Lady of the Assumption (15 August) Saint Cuthbert (28 March)
Schools Cardinal Hume Catholic School Carmel College, Darlington English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College Our Lady and St Bede Catholic Academy Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Newcastle upon Tyne St Aidan's Catholic Academy St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College St Bede's Catholic School, Peterlee St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy St Cuthbert's High School St John's Catholic School St Joseph's Catholic Academy St Joseph's Roman Catholic Middle School St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham St Mary's Catholic School, Newcastle upon Tyne St Michael's Catholic Academy, Billingham St Robert of Newminster Catholic School St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon St Thomas More Roman Catholic Academy, North Shields St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic College
See also: Cardinal Basil Hume Minsteracres Apostolic Vicariate of the Northern District Ushaw College
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