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Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School

Basingstoke and Deane, RG22 6SRSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2023
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.8×
More first choices than offers made
290 1st-choice / 166 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#204 of 3,141 nationally

About Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School

Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School is a state-funded secondary school in Basingstoke and Deane, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 894 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 900.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (14 Sept 2023). the published Attainment 8 score was 59.3 for 2024/25. admissions data records 290 first-preference applications and 166 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressSt Michael's Road, Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane, RG22 6SR
HeadteacherMr John Wright
Local AuthorityHampshire
Number of Pupils894
Free School Meals (FSM)11.1%
School Capacity894 / 900 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Sept 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (14 Sept 2023): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Source: Ofsted, 13 Jun 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.