Side by side
Bacon's College and Bishop Challoner Catholic School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Bacon's College takes ages 11 to 19; Bishop Challoner Catholic School takes ages 11 to 18.
- Religious character: Bacon's College, Church of England; Bishop Challoner Catholic School, Roman Catholic.
- The two schools are 0.9 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Bacon's College | Bishop Challoner Catholic School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 19 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,025 DfE register | 867 DfE register |
| Religious character | Church of England DfE register | Roman Catholic DfE register |
| Borough | Southwark DfE register | Tower Hamlets DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 146 first preferences for 185 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 61 first preferences for 90 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 8 June 2022: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 24 November 2021: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 49.4 (2024/25) DfE | 44.6 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 51% (2024/25) DfE | 46% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | B- (2024/25) DfE | C+ (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 37.7 (2024/25) DfE | 34.7 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 94% (left 2022/23) DfE | 95% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 82% (left 2022/23) DfE | 85% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 43.9% DfE register | 31.2% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 42.6% school census 2024/25 | 23.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 12.7% school census 2024/25 | 16.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 15.2 DfE workforce census | 13.7 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 6.7% DfE, 2024/25 | 8.8% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
Other comparisons
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- Bacon's College and Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School1 mile apart
- Bacon's College and St Michael's Catholic College1.1 miles apart
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School and Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School0.4 miles apart
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School and Wapping High School0.4 miles apart
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School and Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College0.5 miles apart
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School and London Enterprise Academy0.6 miles apart