Bishop Challoner Catholic School, London

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Bishop Challoner Catholic School

352 Commercial Road, London E1 0LB

https://www.bishopchallonerfederation.towerhamlets.sch.uk/

Bishop Challoner Catholic School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Tower Hamlets). It has about 830 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In November 2021 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Admissions, Destinations, Disadvantaged pupils and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Environment and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
0.4		Mulberry School for Girls
0.5		Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
0.5		Wapping High School
0.6		London Enterprise Academy
0.7		Swanlea School
0.8		Bacon's College
0.9		Morpeth School
1.1		St Paul's Way Trust School
1.2		Oaklands School
1.2		St Michael's Catholic College
1.3		Mulberry Academy Shoreditch

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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is very high.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is about average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Attainment: About average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Sixth form: About average. Attainment is below average, progress is below average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Progress: About average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates are roughly average and the incidence of persistent absence is quite high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is quite high.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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