Secondary school

St Bonaventure's RC School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 11–18
  • Boys · mixed sixth form
  • Roman Catholic
  • Newham
  • E7 9QD

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,341 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 41%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 42%42%2016/17: top 34%2017/18: top 30%2018/19: top 26%2021/22: top 22%2022/23: top 12%12% · 2022/232023/24: top 19%2024/25: top 41%No exams

A-level results

#145 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 847.3 · London 50.14/10 Below−22.2 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths46.9% · London 51.8%4/10 Below−16.4 pts
EBacc point score4 · London 4.63/10 Below−27.9 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.17 · London +0.324/10 Below
A level points per entry37.99 · London 34.78/10 Above+7.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 51.4 · 185 pupils · London 522016/17: 48.9 · 181 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 49.8 · 172 pupils · London 492018/19: 51.4 · 198 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 54.9 · 199 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 56.7 · 187 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 53.4 · 193 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 47.3 · 192 pupils · London 50.1556.747.3No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 47% · 181 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 48% · 172 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 48% · 198 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 60% · 199 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 69% · 187 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 62.2% · 193 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 46.9% · 192 pupils · London 51.8%69%46.9%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 28.77 · 97 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 28.96 · 127 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 28.66 · 114 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 29.9 · 135 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 39.66 · 110 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 35.05 · 141 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 36.16 · 144 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 37.99 · 145 pupils · London 34.739.6628.66No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.8%
151 of 161 who put it first2014 · 64.8%2026 · 93.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st161151
2nd12238
3rd888
Last distance offered
  • 2025/261.1 km
  • 2024/251.9 km
  • 2023/242.9 km
  • 2020/215.0 km
  • 2019/201.8 km

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Outstanding
  2. 2009Outstanding
  3. 2022Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Nov 2022

Strengths

  • “Pupils thrive in every way here.”
  • “They succeed academically and are exceptionally well prepared for their next steps.”
  • “Leaders expect pupils to make a strong, positive contribution to their local community.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,352
Free school meals (past 6 years)41.9%
First language not English52.2%
SEN support9.1%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils13.7%

Girls 9.6%Boys 90.4%

all pupils, incl. sixth form

104% full · 1,300 places · 354 in sixth form

Parent View

Not published for this school

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.7
Pupils per adult12.2
  • Classroom teachers 68.8
  • Leadership 12
  • Teaching assistants 21.6
  • Other support 25

Teachers 80.8 FTE · Whole workforce 127.4 · 134 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,134
Spend per pupil£8,864
Staff spend per pupil£7,244
Reserve per pupil£1,946
  • +£2,630,975revenue reserve
  • +£364,034in-year balance

Grants £9,117 · self-generated £176 · premises £460 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

193 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained96.9%
  • Education96.4%
  • Apprenticeship0.5%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained2.1%
  • Unknown1%

After sixth form (16–18)

168 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.3%
  • Education79.2%
  • Higher education79.2%
  • Apprenticeship2.4%
  • Employment7.7%
  • Not sustained5.4%
  • Unknown5.4%