Bishop Justus CofE School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Feb 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Unique reference
- 136466
- Address
- Magpie Hall Lane, BR2 8HZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1171 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 24.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 32.4%
African 19.5%
Mixed 13.7%
Other White 9.6%
Caribbean 9.4%
Other Asian 4.4%
Other Black 3.1%
Indian 2.5%
Unclassified 2.5%
Other 1.8%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 55%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.8
Local authority average 50.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.08
Local authority average 4.6
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 95 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 213 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 209 |
| French | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
Bishop Justus CofE School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 70
- 3rd preference
- 67
- From another Local Authority
- 86
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 18
- To another Local Authority
- 34
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 133 70 63 |
| Year 8 | 202 96 106 |
| Year 9 | 230 122 108 |
| Year 10 | 229 129 100 |
| Year 11 | 232 119 113 |
| Year 12 | 93 56 37 |
| Year 13 | 52 24 28 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 90.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 21.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 65.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 2.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.6% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 72.0% 63.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 12.0% 23.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.4% 2.4% |