Bishop Challoner School
228 Bromley Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0BS
This school is closed (it closed in July 2025).
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Shields
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 269
- URN
- 101683
- Local authority
- Bromley
About this school
Bishop Challoner School was a Roman Catholic independent school in Bromley. It taught children aged 3 to 18 and had 269 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bishop Challoner School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1956, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 33 | 43 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.6 | 43.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 37.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 72.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 42% | 16.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 3.8 |
Trends over time
How Bishop Challoner School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.6 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.3 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 301 |
| 2023/24 | 310 |
| 2024/25 | 269 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 54
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Christophers The Hall School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Beckenham
-
Bromley Mencap0.9 miles
Other types · Bromley
-
The Tutorial Foundation1.3 miles
Special schools · Bromley
-
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy1.5 miles
Academies · Bromley
-
Watergate School1.5 miles
Special schools · London
Other schools in Bromley
- Breaside Preparatory School Independent schools
- Bromley High School GDST Independent schools
- Bickley Primary School Primary
- Burnt Ash Primary School Primary
- Downderry Primary School Primary
- Good Shepherd RC School Primary
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Shortlands Primary
- Hayes Primary School Primary
- Highfield Infants' School Primary
- Highfield Junior School Primary
- La Fontaine Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bishop Challoner School teach?
- Bishop Challoner School taught children aged 3 to 18. It was an independent school in Bromley.
- Has Bishop Challoner School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bishop Challoner School 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 Bishop Challoner School?
- Bishop Challoner School had 269 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- How have Bishop Challoner School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.6 in 2022/23 and 43.3 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bishop Challoner School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop Challoner School'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 24 July 2025.