SecondaryState · Voluntary aided school

St Bonaventure's RC School

Boleyn Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9QD ·

Ofsted:Outstanding· 2022Roman Catholic

At a glance

A state Roman Catholic boys' secondary school for ages 11–18 in London. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection (November 2022). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 47.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 161 families put it first for 203 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 1,352
Gender: Boys
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Newham
Headteacher: Mr Christopher McCormack

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 29 Nov 2022

OutstandingOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Sixth form: Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 192 pupils

Attainment 8

47.3

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

46.9%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

63.5%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.17

2023/24 · CI -0.03 to 0.37

This school

47.3

Newham

51.2

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

203

1st preferences

161

All applications

458

1st prefs per place

0.79

Fewer first choices than places

151 of 161 first-preference applicants were offered a place (94%). 12 offers went to families living in another council area.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,348

Capacity

1,300

104% full

Girls / boys

10/90

Boys

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)41.9%
English as an additional language52.2%
SEN support9.1%
Education, Health and Care plan2.1%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.