Voluntary aided school · Newham

St Bonaventure's RC School

11–18Ages
1,352Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
102787URN

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

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.7 below Newham median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Newham

458 applications for 203 places · 17th of 19 in Newham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

53.5of 90

Newham 50.3 England 46.0

6th of 20 in Newham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 29 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Newham median (3.0) close to England median (2.2)

458 applications · 203 places offered · 161 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Newham median median 3.0
2025 2.4; Newham median median 2.9
2024 2.3; Newham median median 3.0
2023 1.9; Newham median median 2.9
2022 1.8; Newham median median 2.8
2021 1.6; Newham median median 2.9
2020 1.9; Newham median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Newham median median 2.9
2018 2.6; Newham median median 3.1
2017 2.3; Newham median median 3.0
2016 2.5; Newham median median 3.2
2015 2.3; Newham median median 3.0
2014 2.9; Newham median median 3.2

More applications per place than the Newham median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Newham median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	203	458	2.3	161	0.79
Sep 2025	199	470	2.4	164	0.82
Sep 2024	203	460	2.3	149	0.73
Sep 2023	205	392	1.9	136	0.66
Sep 2022	206	376	1.8	110	0.53
Sep 2021	206	332	1.6	104	0.50
Sep 2020	202	375	1.9	123	0.61
Sep 2019	208	459	2.2	198	0.95
Sep 2018	187	488	2.6	212	1.13
Sep 2017	208	473	2.3	199	0.96
Sep 2016	210	517	2.5	233	1.11
Sep 2015	208	470	2.3	206	0.99
Sep 2014	179	512	2.9	261	1.46

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

193 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)53.56th of 20 in Newham

Newham 50.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths57%7th of 20 in Newham

Newham 53% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths74%

Newham 70% England 66%

This school
Newham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.17

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	193	53.5	57%	74%	–
2024/25	192	47.3	47%	64%	–
2023/24	193	53.4	62%	78%	+0.17
2022/23	187	56.7	69%	84%	+0.32

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Bonaventure's RC SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

2.3applications per place 53.5Attainment 8
Stratford School Academy
0.3 km · Newham

2026

3.4applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
St Angela's Ursuline School
0.5 km · Newham

Outstanding2022

2.2applications per place 55.2Attainment 8
Lister Community School
0.7 km · Newham

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Forest Gate Community School
1.2 km · Newham

2026

5.1applications per place 59.0Attainment 8
Sarah Bonnell School
1.3 km · Newham

Good2022

3.0applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Oasis School 21
1.4 km · Newham

Graded · no overall grade2025

12.2applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Plashet, City of London Academy
1.7 km · Newham

Good2022

2.3applications per place
Eastlea Community School
2.0 km · Newham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 46.3Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 102787 · 316/4601
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,300 pupils · 1,352 on roll
Free school meals: 43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Boleyn Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9QD
Local authority: Newham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources