Bishop Challoner Catholic School
About the school
Bishop Challoner Catholic School is an open secondary school in Tower Hamlets.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 November 2021
- Published
- 19 January 2022
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.6
- Tower Hamlets
- 47.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Tower Hamlets
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 46.20%
- Tower Hamlets
- 47.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 63.90%
- Tower Hamlets
- 67.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 31.30%
- Tower Hamlets
- 53.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.94
- Tower Hamlets
- 4.27
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.71
AAB or better
- School
- 6.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1034
Girls
51.35%
Boys
48.65%
SEN support
16.05%
Education, health and care plan
3.19%
English as an additional language
23.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
56.69%
Overall absence
8.8
Persistent absence
27.68
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
130
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
117
Sustained education or employment
85%
Higher education
67%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
11%