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Bishop Challoner Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
352 Commercial Road, London E1 0LB · 020 7791 9500
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2021
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Tower Hamlets 47.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2024 entry · Tower Hamlets Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 867
- 53% of 1,650 places
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.2%
- First language not English
- 24.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2024, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Tower Hamlets Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 100% 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 | 90 | 61 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 67 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 173 | 100 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 159 | 37 | 0.2 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 128 | 58 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.6, and 46.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Tower Hamlets it was 47.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.94 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 100978)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.1 | −13.8 |
| Sixth form college | 5.9 | −4.5 |
| Further education | 43.6 | +15.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | +3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +1.7 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 100978)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 students | C+ (34.7) | Above average +0.25 | |
| 44 students | C+ (34.7) | Above average +0.25 | |
| 36 students | Dist+ (39.5) | Well above average +0.64 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 60 | C (29.3) | -0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 75 | C (30.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 81 | C (31.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 74 | C+ (32.9) | -0.16 |
| 2017/18 | 79 | C (30.9) | -0.22 |
| 2016/17 | 74 | C+ (33.1) | -0.18 |
| 2015/16 | 98 | C- (25) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 73.6 | +9.8 |
| Further education | 0.8 | −3.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 5.6 | −8.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.2 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
Bishop Challoner Catholic School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 November 2021, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 Nov 2021
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100978)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 100978), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100978)
Feb 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100978)