Bonus Pastor Catholic College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Unique reference
- 150605
- Address
- Winlaton Road, Downham, BR1 5PZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 914 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.2%
- Girls
- 43.8%
- First language not English
- 11.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.9%
- Persistent absence
- 13.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
African 29%
Mixed 18.2%
White British 14.4%
Other White 12%
Caribbean 11.1%
Unclassified 5.6%
Other Asian 2.5%
Irish 2%
Other Black 1.9%
Other 1.9%
Indian 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 54%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.5
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.38
Local authority average 4.29
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 37 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 81 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 45 |
| English Language | GCSE | 175 |
Admissions
Bonus Pastor Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 319
- 2nd preference
- 155
- 3rd preference
- 105
- From another Local Authority
- 156
Offers
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 38
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 188 108 80 |
| Year 8 | 184 103 81 |
| Year 9 | 181 99 82 |
| Year 10 | 186 105 81 |
| Year 11 | 175 99 76 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 89.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 19.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 37.0% 44.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 25.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 3.5% 3.0% |