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Bishop Challoner Catholic School

URN
150606
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Bishop Challoner Catholic School
URN
150606
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

65 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

58

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

60

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#13 of 15 schools in Tower Hamlets

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
19 January 2022
Inspection date
24 November 2021
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 19 January 2022

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 19 January 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

120

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

217

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

85

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.81×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Tower Hamlets)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.bishopchallonerfederation.towerhamlets.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Tower Hamlets to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

44.6

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

46.2%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

63.9%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

31.3%

EBacc achievement

Location

E1 0LB - 352 Commercial Road, London

Contact details

Address
352 Commercial Road, London
Postcode
E1 0LB
Phone
2077919500
Website
www.bishopchallonerfederation.towerhamlets.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Tower Hamlets
Local authority code
211

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 187 schools in Tower Hamlets.

Authority statistics

Total schools

187

Open schools

115

Closed schools

72

Primary schools

100

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 19 January 2022

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 19 January 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 19 January 2022

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 19 January 2022

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    This inspection was recorded under URN 100978 (Bishop Challoner Catholic School).

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    19 January 202224 November 2021S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 19 January 2022
    • Good

      Published
      19 January 2022
      Inspected
      24 November 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    39.2%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 67

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    17.8%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Above average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    34.7

    Value added

    Value added

    +0.25

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    6.8%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    26

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary100 (55.6%)
    • Secondary26 (14.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other54 (30.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Bishop Challoner Catholic School0 mSecondaryClosed
    Bishop Challoner Boys' School126 mSecondaryClosed
    St Mary and St Michael Primary School127 mPrimaryOpen
    St Mary's and St Michael's Infant School127 mPrimaryClosed
    St Mary and St Michael's Junior School127 mPrimaryClosed
    Marion Richardson Primary School358 mPrimaryOpen
    Blue Gate Fields Junior School380 mPrimaryOpen
    Blue Gate Fields Infants' School380 mPrimaryOpen
    Islamic College London469 mNot applicableClosed
    London Islamic School487 mNot applicableOpen
    • Bishop Challoner Catholic School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Bishop Challoner Boys' School
      Distance
      126 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Mary and St Michael Primary School
      Distance
      127 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Mary's and St Michael's Infant School
      Distance
      127 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Tower Hamlets)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Bethnal Green Technology CollegeSecondaryE2 6NWClosed
    Bishop Challoner Boys' SchoolSecondaryE1 0LBClosed
    Bishop Challoner Catholic SchoolSecondaryE1 0LBClosed
    Bow SchoolSecondaryE3 3QWOpen
    Canary Wharf College CrossharbourSecondaryE14 9GLOpen
    • Bethnal Green Technology College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      E2 6NW
      Status
      Closed
    • Bishop Challoner Boys' School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      E1 0LB
      Status
      Closed
    • Bishop Challoner Catholic School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      E1 0LB
      Status
      Closed
    • Bow School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      E3 3QW
      Status
      Open
    • Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
    St Mary and St Michael's Junior School
    Distance
    127 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Marion Richardson Primary School
    Distance
    358 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Blue Gate Fields Junior School
    Distance
    380 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Blue Gate Fields Infants' School
    Distance
    380 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Islamic College London
    Distance
    469 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • London Islamic School
    Distance
    487 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    E14 9GL
    Status
    Open