St Bonaventure's RC School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 30 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- 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
- Newham
- Unique reference
- 102787
- Address
- Boleyn Road, Forest Gate, E7 9QD
- Website
- http://www.stbons.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1344 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 90.0%
- Girls
- 10.0%
- First language not English
- 51.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.6%
- Persistent absence
- 13.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.8%
African 31.3%
Indian 12.1%
Other 10.9%
Pakistani 8.3%
Bangladeshi 7.5%
Mixed 7.4%
Other White 6.7%
Caribbean 5.1%
Other Asian 3%
White British 2.9%
Other Black 2.4%
Unclassified 2.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.32
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.25
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 49%
Local authority average 63%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 69%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.7
Local authority average 51.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.96
Local authority average 4.6
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 5 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 80 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 187 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 187 |
| Geography | GCSE | 49 |
Admissions
St Bonaventure's RC School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 130
- 3rd preference
- 81
- From another Local Authority
- 29
Offers
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 204 204 0 |
| Year 8 | 198 198 0 |
| Year 9 | 198 198 0 |
| Year 10 | 195 195 0 |
| Year 11 | 197 197 0 |
| Year 12 | 184 113 71 |
| Year 13 | 168 104 64 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 92.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 13.0% 17.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 65.0% 40.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 34.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 0.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.4% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 77.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 24.0% 37.6% 19.7% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% |