Bonus Pastor Catholic College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lewisham
Winlaton Road, Bromley, BR1 5PZ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
45%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.9%
12.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
919
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
45%
1st preference success rate
143 of 319 families who put it first got an offer
168
Places offered
738
Total applications
4.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 319 | 143 | ● 45% |
| 2nd preference | 155 | 16 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 105 | 6 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 159 | 3 | ● 2% |
| Total | 738 | 168 | 23% |
Lewisham lets families list 6 preferences. 156 applications came from outside the council area (38 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Conor Mahon
- Address
- Winlaton Road, Downham, Bromley, BR1 5PZ
- Phone
- 02086952100
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Ward / constituency
- Catford South · Lewisham East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150605
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
919 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
12 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 934 pupils
Attendance
94.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
12.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 175 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 175 | 16% | 49% | 78% | |
| English Language | 175 | 17% | 52% | 70% | |
| Religious Studies | 175 | 37% | 63% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 175 | 22% | 58% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 151 | 7% | 34% | 61% | |
| History | 137 | 31% | 50% | 61% | |
| Business | 81 | 35% | 59% | 73% | |
| Art and Design | 67 | 21% | 61% | 78% | |
| Computer Science | 45 | 29% | 58% | 69% | |
| Spanish | 41 | 41% | 56% | 76% | |
| Geography | 38 | 26% | 63% | 74% | |
| Physical Education | 27 | 4% | 48% | 74% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lewisham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.