Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke, RG22 6SR · Hampshire · secondary school
3rd of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire we can score, 69 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 575 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 8.2/10 among them, against 9.2/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 68.4 · 90 | 30% | 2.70 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.78 · 93 | 25% | 2.33 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 59.3 · 92 | 10% | 0.92 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 68.4% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 59.3, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.78 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Ofsted rated the school Good in November 2023. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 8.2 out of 10 among them, against 9.2 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join KS3 and KS4 art clubs, and participate in football, rugby, basketball, table tennis, athletics, cross country, badminton, and trampolining.
Getting in. The school has 894 pupils in a capacity of 900, leaving 6 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who need extra help to reach the national median in Attainment 8? What specific steps are taken to maintain the Good Ofsted rating following the 2023 inspection? How do you manage the competitive entry process with only 6 places remaining?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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