Bishop Justus CofE School
Magpie Hall Lane, Bromley, BR2 8HZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- AQUINAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mr Barry Blakelock
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
- Sponsor
- Aquinas Church of England Education Trust Limited
- Constituency
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,355
- Pupils on roll
- 1,016
- URN
- 136466
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083158130
About this school
Bishop Justus CofE School is a Church of England secondary academy in Bromley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,016 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 205 | 233 | 219 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.2 | 41.3 | 37.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.69 -0.90 to -0.49 | -0.68 -0.87 to -0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 36.9% | 29.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 63.1% | 51.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 38% | 24.5% | 12.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bishop Justus CofE 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 | 42.2 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.3 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.8 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,365 |
| 2023/24 | 1,308 |
| 2024/25 | 1,171 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishop Justus CofE School compares
Bishop Justus CofE School ranked 18th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.8 | 9.8% | 33% | 1,016 | — |
| Ravens Wood School | 48.1 | 6.4% | 12.8% | 1,598 | 0.9 miles |
| Hayes School | 54.8 | 7% | 11% | 1,770 | 1.2 miles |
| The Ravensbourne School | 45 | 8.6% | 33.1% | 1,504 | 1.3 miles |
| Darrick Wood School | 51.5 | 6.6% | 15.1% | 1,698 | 1.4 miles |
| Bullers Wood School for Boys | 49 | 5.9% | 16.7% | 894 | 1.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.04%
- English as an additional language
- 24.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.75%
- Persistent absence
- 31.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ravens Wood School0.9 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Hayes School1.2 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
The Ravensbourne School1.3 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Darrick Wood School1.4 miles
Secondary · Orpington
-
Bullers Wood School for Boys1.6 miles
Secondary · Bromley
Other schools in Bromley
Bishop Justus CofE School ranks 7th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Bromley.
- 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
- Harris Primary Academy Shortlands Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bishop Justus CofE School teach?
- Bishop Justus CofE School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bromley.
- Who is the headteacher of Bishop Justus CofE School?
- The headteacher of Bishop Justus CofE School is Mr Barry Blakelock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bishop Justus CofE School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishop Justus CofE School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bishop Justus CofE School?
- Bishop Justus CofE School has 1,016 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Bishop Justus CofE School full?
- Bishop Justus CofE School has capacity for 1,355 pupils and 1,016 on roll (75%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bishop Justus CofE School a faith school?
- Yes. Bishop Justus CofE School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Rochester.
- Is Bishop Justus CofE School a selective school?
- No. Bishop Justus CofE School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Bishop Justus CofE School?
- Bishop Justus CofE School is part of AQUINAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bishop Justus CofE School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.2 in 2022/23 and 37.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishop Justus CofE School rank locally?
- Bishop Justus CofE School ranked 18th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bishop Justus CofE School's absence rate?
- Bishop Justus CofE School's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishop Justus CofE School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop Justus CofE 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 1 July 2026.