Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

HampshireLocal Authority

BasingstokeConstituency

RG22 6SRPostcode

8.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Hampshire, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 894 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 59.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 68.4%
EBacc average point score: 5.65

Ethnicity

White

58%

Asian

17%

Black

13%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

894

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 894
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 14 September 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Jun 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.