Cardinal Pole RC School

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Cardinal Pole Roman Catholic School
Type	voluntary aided
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Headteacher	Miss K Hartigan
Specialism	Science College
Location	Kenworthy Road Hackney London E9 5RB England
LEA	London Borough of Hackney
Ofsted number	100285
Students	1033
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11 to 19
Coordinates: 51°32′53″N 0°02′13″W / 51.54791, -0.03701

Cardinal Pole Roman Catholic School is a mixed, voluntary aided secondary school in the London Borough of Hackney, United Kingdom. Year 7 and 8 pupils are housed in the Annexe in Victoria Park Road and pupils in Year 9 to 13 on the main site in Kenworthy Road. The school currently has approximately 1080 pupils. It is named after Reginald Cardinal Pole, the last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury.

1 Uniform
2 Religion
3 Subjects
4 Alumni
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Uniform

All pupils must wear school uniform which consists of a blue, red, white and black tartan skirt with a white blouse (short-sleeved), black V-neck jumper and black blazer with the school badge for the girls; black trousers, blazer, white shirt and the school tie for the boys. There is also a school P.E. kit, which consists of a choice of a black t-shirt, black football shorts, white football socks, red rugby shirt or black school tracksuit and trainers or inexpensive plimpsolls. The t-shirt, rugby shirt and tracksuit can only be purchased from the same shop which stocks the skirt and blazer. Sixth formers (Years 12-13) are not required to wear the uniform.

[edit] Religion

As suggested by the name, Cardinal Pole is a Roman Catholic school. While it admits a substantial number of non-Catholic pupils, most of the students are from Catholic backgrounds. A religious assembly attended by staff and pupils is held four times a week. On occasion, Masses replace general assembly. Every student is required to take Religious Education at GCSE level, in keeping with the school's religious ethos. A non-examination Religious Education Programme is also followed by all sixth-form students.

[edit] Subjects

There is a wide range of subjects available from Year 7 all the way up to Year 13. These are:

Years 7-9 (ages 11-14)

Art
Drama
English
French/German
Geography
History
Information and Communication Technology
Mathematics
Music
Personal, Social and Health Education
Physical Education
Science
Design Technology
Citizenship

Years 10-11 (ages 14-16) (GCSE level) (these subjects are compulsory)

English Language
English Literature
Mathematics
Religious Education
Science (Double award)
Information and Communication Technology
Technology
Food Technology
Resistance Materials
Graphics
Personal, Social and Health Education
Physical Education
Citizenship

a further two subjects are picked from these choices:

Drama
Art
Vocational Course in Business
Geography
History
Sociology
Media Studies
Physical Education
Music
Modern Language (a choice of French or German)

Subjects in the Sixth Form (ages 16-19) AS/A2

Art and Design
Biology
Chemistry
Information and Communication Technology
Economics and Business Studies
English Literature
French
German
Geography
History
Media Studies
Mathematics
Physics
Politics
Philosophy and Ethics
Music Technology
Drama
Sociology
GCSE English, Mathematics and Science