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Bonus Pastor Catholic College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Winlaton Road, Downham, Bromley BR1 5PZ · bonuspastor.co.uk · 020 8695 2100
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Lewisham 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 919
- 19 over 900 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.9%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 305 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 50% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 172 | 305 | 1.8▲ | 50% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 168 | 319 | 1.9▲ | 45% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 171 | 330 | 1.9▲ | 45% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 171 | 316 | 1.8▲ | 44% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 169 | 282 | 1.7▲ | 49% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.7, and 43.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lewisham it was 46.7, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ●43.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ●41.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.40 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 100752)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 37.4 | −8.7 |
| Sixth form college | 37.4 | +13.8 |
| Further education | 13.4 | −9.6 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | 0 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.9 | +2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 | +4.5 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 100752)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Bonus Pastor Catholic College was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100752)
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 100752), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100752)
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100752)