Bishop Challoner Catholic School
352 Commercial Road, London, E1 0LB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Adam Hall
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,650
- Pupils on roll
- 867
- URN
- 150606
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077919500
About this school
Bishop Challoner Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 867 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bishop Challoner Catholic School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Bishop Challoner Catholic School (URN 100978).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 208 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 31.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 |
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.
How Bishop Challoner Catholic School compares
Bishop Challoner Catholic School ranked 14th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.6 | 8.8% | 56.7% | 867 | — |
| Mulberry School for Girls | 55.2 | 5.3% | 51.3% | 1,634 | 0.4 miles |
| Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School | 53.6 | 4.2% | 52.3% | 1,445 | 0.4 miles |
| Wapping High School | 46.9 | 9.8% | 43.2% | 248 | 0.4 miles |
| Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College | 47.5 | 5.9% | 51.1% | 1,364 | 0.5 miles |
| London Enterprise Academy | 48 | 6.4% | 46% | 396 | 0.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.69%
- English as an additional language
- 23.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.8%
- Persistent absence
- 27.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mulberry School for Girls0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Wapping High School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College0.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
London Enterprise Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Bishop Challoner Catholic School ranks 199th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Bishop Challoner Catholic School teach?
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Bishop Challoner Catholic School?
- The executive headteacher of Bishop Challoner Catholic School is Mr Adam Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bishop Challoner Catholic School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishop Challoner Catholic 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 many pupils are at Bishop Challoner Catholic School?
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School has 867 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Bishop Challoner Catholic School full?
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School has capacity for 1,650 pupils and 867 on roll (53%), 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 Challoner Catholic School a faith school?
- Yes. Bishop Challoner Catholic School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Is Bishop Challoner Catholic School a selective school?
- No. Bishop Challoner Catholic School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Bishop Challoner Catholic School part of an academy trust?
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School is part of LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Bishop Challoner Catholic School compare with other schools in Tower Hamlets?
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School ranked 14th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% 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 Challoner Catholic School's absence rate?
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census.
- What are Bishop Challoner Catholic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop Challoner Catholic 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 3 July 2026.