Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School

Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School at a glance

Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire, Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 891 pupils aged 11 to 16. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 59.3, well above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 1.2 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 8% of secondary schools in England.

68% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 86% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Competition for places is real here - 54% of first-choice applicants were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026 (290 first choices for 166 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 3.71 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. After Year 11, 95% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 17.0 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.