St Bonaventure's RC School

State-Funded School

st-bonaventures-rc-school-newham-london

LondonRegion

NewhamLocal Authority

Stratford and BowConstituency

E7 9QDPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Bonaventure's RC School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Newham, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,352 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.9%
EBacc average point score: 4

Ethnicity

White

Asian

36%

Black

34%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,352

Total Pupils

90%Boys

10%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

52%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,352
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Jan 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
21 Apr 2009	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.