Bishop Challoner Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Unique reference
- 150606
- Address
- 352 Commercial Road, E1 0LB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1034 (n/a of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 23.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.7%
- Persistent absence
- 27.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
African 23.8%
Mixed 14.3%
White British 13.6%
Bangladeshi 11.9%
Caribbean 7.3%
Other White 7.1%
Other Black 6.3%
Other Asian 4.9%
Unclassified 3.8%
Other 3.3%
Indian 1.5%
Chinese 1.1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 54%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 47.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.94
Local authority average 4.26
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 3 |
| Biology | GCSE | 12 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 12 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Bishop Challoner Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 58
Offers
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 148 78 70 |
| Year 8 | 180 94 86 |
| Year 9 | 161 76 85 |
| Year 10 | 194 96 98 |
| Year 11 | 206 99 107 |
| Year 12 | 64 23 41 |
| Year 13 | 81 37 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 92.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 23.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 65.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 3.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 59.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 16.0% 10.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.0% 2.4% |