Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 13 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 116478
- Address
- St Michael's Road, RG22 6SR
- Website
- http://www.bcs.hants.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 891 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 20.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.9%
- Persistent absence
- 8.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
White British 37.6%
Other White 21.8%
African 10.2%
Mixed 10.1%
Indian 8.8%
Other Asian 7.7%
Other Black 0.9%
Irish 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 74%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59.3
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.65
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 87 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 87 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 171 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 170 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| French | GCSE | 52 |
Admissions
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 167
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 245
- 2nd preference
- 86
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 80 100 |
| Year 8 | 180 81 99 |
| Year 9 | 180 89 91 |
| Year 10 | 179 93 86 |
| Year 11 | 172 87 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 72.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |