Bishop Challoner Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 25 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Unique reference
- 100978
- Address
- 352 Commercial Road, E1 0LB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 829 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 11.2%
- Girls
- 88.8%
- First language not English
- 20.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.1%
- Persistent absence
- 29.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
African 26.8%
Mixed 15.2%
White British 13.6%
Other White 8.7%
Unclassified 7.6%
Caribbean 7%
Bangladeshi 5.8%
Other 4.7%
Other Black 4.1%
Other Asian 2.1%
Indian 1.6%
Chinese 1.4%
Pakistani 1.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 59%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.9
Local authority average 48.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.32
Local authority average 4.31
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 5 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 7 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 11 |
| Dance | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Bishop Challoner Girls' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 159
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 37
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 33
Offers
- 1st preference
- 37
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 93 0 93 |
| Year 8 | 110 0 110 |
| Year 9 | 108 0 108 |
| Year 10 | 134 0 134 |
| Year 11 | 131 0 131 |
| Year 12 | 135 46 89 |
| Year 13 | 118 47 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 92.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 21.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 66.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 3.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 84.0% 66.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 28.0% 16.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 28.0% 15.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.1% 1.7% |
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