Bishop Challoner Catholic School

352 Commercial Road, London, E1 0LB

Local ranking16th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1650

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Bishop Challoner Catholic School (URN 100978) since 1 September 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 44.6 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 46.2% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 63.9% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 31.3% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 3.9 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 208

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 95.0%
Continued in education: 89.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 4.0%
Not sustained: 3.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 85.0%
Higher education: 66.0%
Apprenticeships: 5.0%
Employment: 12.0%
Not sustained: 12.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

34.7

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

34.4

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 6.8% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 39.5
16-18 Cohort: 153

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1034
Boys: 420 (48%)
Girls: 447 (52%)
Capacity: 1650 (53% full)
SEND: 19.2%
FSM Eligible: 56.7%
EAL: 23.3%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.2%
SEN Support: 16.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 14.5:1
Teachers (FTE): 71.6
Budget per Pupil: £12,112/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 8.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 27.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

Black African: 24.7%
White British: 14.2%
Asian Bangladeshi: 12.4%
Black Caribbean: 7.5%
White Other: 7.3%
Black Other: 6.5%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.5%
Asian Other: 5.1%

24.7%

Black African

14.2%

White British

12.4%

Asian Bangladeshi

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

02077919500

creeves@bishop.towerhamlets.sch.uk

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352 Commercial Road

London, London

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Administrative

URN: 150606
UKPRN: 10094508
Establishment No.: 4726
Trust: LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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