Bishop Challoner Catholic School | Secondary with sixth form in London, Tower Hamlets | Ofsted & DfE

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

46%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

31%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

818.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,034

Pupils · 2024/25

23%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

46%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

31%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

818.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,034

Pupils · 2024/25

23%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

46%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

31%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

818.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,034

Pupils · 2024/25

23%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/11/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityTower Hamlets

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio13.7:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of Bishop Challoner Catholic School · Secondary with sixth form · Tower Hamlets

Part ofLUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

64%

64%64%64%

'25

'25 · 64%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

46%

46%46%46%

'25

'25 · 46%

Attainment 8

44.6

44.644.644.6

'25

'25 · 44.6

EBacc entry

31%

31%31%31%

'25

'25 · 31%

EBacc APS

818.8

818.8818.8818.8

'25

'25 · 818.8

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

A-level APS

34.7

34.734.734.7

'25

'25 · 34.7

A-level value added

+0.25

+0.2+0.2+0.2

'25

'25 · +0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

7%7%7%

'25

'25 · 7%

Average A-level grade

C+

C+C+C+

'25

'25 · C+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,034

Pupil : teacher ratio

13.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

23%

FSM eligible

57%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

28%

Contact

Address

352 Commercial Road, London, E1 0LB

Local authority

Tower Hamlets

Website

www.bishopchallonerfederation.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Telephone

02077919500

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	64%	46%	44.6	Not applicable	31%	818.8	36%	1,034

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	34.7	C+	+0.25	7%	97

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,034	14.6	19%	23%	57%	9%	28%