Bishop Challoner Catholic School

State-Funded School

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LondonRegion

Tower HamletsLocal Authority

Bethnal Green and StepneyConstituency

E1 0LBPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bishop Challoner Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Tower Hamlets, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 867 pupils. Bishop Challoner Catholic School is part of LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.94

Ethnicity

White

19%

Asian

20%

Black

38%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

867

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 867
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.