Side by side
Bishop Challoner Catholic School and Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary 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
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School has 867 pupils; Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School has 1,445.
- Religious character: Bishop Challoner Catholic School, Roman Catholic; Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School, Church of England.
- The two schools are 0.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Bishop Challoner Catholic School | Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 18 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 867 DfE register | 1,445 DfE register |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic DfE register | Church of England DfE register |
| Borough | Tower Hamlets 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 | 61 first preferences for 90 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 234 first preferences for 188 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, 24 November 2021: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted report card, 10 February 2026 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 44.6 (2024/25) DfE | 53.6 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 46% (2024/25) DfE | 60% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | C+ (2024/25) DfE | B- (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 34.7 (2024/25) DfE | 35.4 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 95% (left 2022/23) DfE | 96% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 85% (left 2022/23) DfE | 85% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 31.2% DfE register | 48.1% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 23.3% school census 2024/25 | 27.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 16.1% school census 2024/25 | 6% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.7 DfE workforce census | 13.9 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 8.8% DfE, 2024/25 | 4.2% 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
- 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
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School and Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College0.1 miles apart
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School and Morpeth School0.7 miles apart
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School and Wapping High School0.7 miles apart