Bishop Justus CofE SchoolThe Ravensbourne School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bromley.

Summary of the comparison

Bishop Justus CofE School and The Ravensbourne School are secondary schools in Bromley.

  • Bishop Justus CofE School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Ravensbourne School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Ravensbourne School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bishop Justus CofE School was judged in need of attention and The Ravensbourne School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.8 for Bishop Justus CofE School and 45.0 for The Ravensbourne School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bishop Justus CofE School (47.2 in 2021-22, 37.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Ravensbourne School (50.6 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bishop Justus CofE School versus The Ravensbourne School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BromleyBishop Justus CofE SchoolBromleyThe Ravensbourne SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD40/100C57/100Stronger figure
Local ranking18th of 19 in Bromley 13th of 19 in Bromley Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,171 1,531
Capacity1,355 1,330
LocationBromley, BR2 8HZ Bromley, BR2 9EH
GCSE results
Attainment 837.8 45.0 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths29.2% 40.7% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths51.6% 61.8% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc12.8% 44.7% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.08 3.92 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort219 199
A-level results
A-level entries56 111
A-level average points27.5 32.6 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC- C+
Best 3 A-levels points25.9 33.8 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects9.1% Stronger figure5.8% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,171 1,531
Free school meals (ever 6)33.0% 33.1%
English as an additional language24.8% 15.2%
SEN support13.1% 11.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence9.7% 8.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence31.2% 26.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bishop Justus CofE School

The Ravensbourne School

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