St Bonaventure's RC School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 29 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
- 1348 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 90.4%
- Girls
- 9.6%
- First language not English
- 52.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.9%
- Persistent absence
- 13.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.1%
African 29.7%
Indian 13.4%
Other 9.8%
Pakistani 8.9%
Mixed 8%
Bangladeshi 7.4%
Other White 6.4%
Caribbean 5.5%
Other Asian 3.3%
White British 2.9%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other Black 2%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 59%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.1
Local authority average 51.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.98
Local authority average 4.63
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 82 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 41 |
| English Language | GCSE | 187 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 187 |
| French | GCSE | 89 |
Admissions
St Bonaventure's RC School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 199
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 109
- 3rd preference
- 91
- From another Local Authority
- 32
Offers
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 205 205 0 |
| Year 8 | 205 205 0 |
| Year 9 | 195 195 0 |
| Year 10 | 196 196 0 |
| Year 11 | 193 193 0 |
| Year 12 | 176 115 61 |
| Year 13 | 178 110 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 91.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 17.0% 22.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 73.0% 39.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 28.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 89.0% 71.4% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 36.0% 33.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.5% 2.4% |