Cardinal Pole Catholic School is a mixed,

voluntary aided A voluntary aided school (VA school) is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation (charity), foundation or Charitable trust, trust (usually a religious organisation), contributes to building costs and has a substantial influ ...

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located in the

Homerton Homerton ( ) is an area in London, England, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is bordered to the west by Hackney Central, to the north by Lower Clapton, in the east by Hackney Wick, Leyton and by South Hackney to the south. In 2019, it had ...

area of the

London Borough of Hackney London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

, United Kingdom. Following the 'Building Schools for the Future' programme, all pupils (years 7-13) are housed in the same building on Morning Lane. It is named after

Cardinal Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

Reginald Pole Reginald Pole (12 March 1500 – 17 November 1558) was an English cardinal of the Catholic Church and the last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury, holding the office from 1556 to 1558, during the Counter-Reformation. Early life Pole was born a ...

, the last Roman Catholic

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Religion

Cardinal Pole is a

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school although it admits non-Catholic pupils. A religious assembly attended by staff and pupils is held once times a week for each year group. On occasion, Masses will occur. Every pupil is required to take Religious Education at

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level, in keeping with the school's religious ethos. A non-examination Religious Education Programme is also followed by all sixth-form students.

Notable people

* Kenny Thomas * Darren Purse * Aj rapper from duo Aj and Deno *

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* Lily Loveless * David J. Bronstein (Photographer) *

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, artist and 2019 Turner Prize winner

References

External links

Cardinal Pole RC School site
{{authority control Secondary schools in the London Borough of Hackney Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Westminster Voluntary aided schools in London Educational institutions established in 1956 Homerton 1956 establishments in England