Bonus Pastor Catholic College
Winlaton Road, Downham, Bromley, BR1 5PZ
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by Bonus Pastor Catholic College. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Ronan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 918
- URN
- 100752
- Local authority
- Lewisham
About this school
Bonus Pastor Catholic College was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Bromley. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 918 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bonus Pastor Catholic College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 181 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.2 | 51.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.34 +0.13 to +0.55 | +0.43 +0.22 to +0.64 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 50.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 76% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41% | 60.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Trends over time
How Bonus Pastor Catholic College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lewisham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.2 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.1 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 921 |
| 2023/24 | 918 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bonus Pastor Catholic College compares
Its absence rate was lower than 55% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 25.1% | 918 | — |
| Bonus Pastor Catholic College | 50.7 | 5.1% | 26.9% | 919 | 0.0 miles |
| Conisborough College | 37.6 | 9.1% | 48.8% | 703 | 0.7 miles |
| Haberdashers' Knights Academy | 42.9 | 6.6% | 48.2% | 1,098 | 0.8 miles |
| Sedgehill Academy | 43.9 | 6.2% | 47.7% | 960 | 0.9 miles |
| Harris Girls Academy Bromley | 58.3 | 6.4% | 32% | 1,117 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.1%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 13.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bonus Pastor Catholic College0.0 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Conisborough College0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Haberdashers' Knights Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Sedgehill Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harris Girls Academy Bromley1.8 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
Other schools in Bromley
- Bishop Justus CofE School Secondary
- Bonus Pastor Catholic College Secondary
- Bullers Wood School for Boys Secondary
- Haberdashers' Knights Academy Secondary
- Hayes School Secondary
- Ravens Wood School Secondary
- The Ravensbourne School Secondary
- Bickley Primary School Primary
- Burnt Ash Primary School Primary
- Downderry Primary School Primary
- Good Shepherd RC School Primary
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bonus Pastor Catholic College teach?
- Bonus Pastor Catholic College taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Bromley.
- Has Bonus Pastor Catholic College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bonus Pastor Catholic College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Bonus Pastor Catholic College?
- Bonus Pastor Catholic College had 918 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have Bonus Pastor Catholic College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.2 in 2022/23 and 51.1 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bonus Pastor Catholic College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bonus Pastor Catholic College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2024.