Bishop Challoner Catholic School
Academy converter · sixth form · 867 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.6
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St Paul's Way Trust School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,866of 1,620 places
- Free school meals
- 51.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 236
- Ofsted
- Good, 29 September 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Paul's Way Trust School (URN 100970, until 1 September 2016).
What the data says
Of the 235 pupils who finished Year 11 at St Paul's Way Trust School in 2023, 79% stayed on in St Paul's Way Trust School’s own sixth form (Tower Hamlets average 64%), 15% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 101 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 77% went to university (Tower Hamlets 36%, England 37%), and 34% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 91% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 51.8 against 46.1 across England and 47.4 in Tower Hamlets, with 56% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Tower Hamlets and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | St Paul's Way Trust School | Tower Hamlets | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 235 | 3,085 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 96% | 93% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 79% | 64% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 3% | 13% |
| — further education college | 15% | 23% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | — | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | — | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | St Paul's Way Trust School | Tower Hamlets | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 101 | 6,181 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 74% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 77% | 36% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 34% | 11% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 14% | 24% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 18% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | St Paul's Way Trust School | Tower Hamlets | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 51.8 | 47.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 39% | 54% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | 4.27 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 61% | 55% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 49.5 | 45.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 55.4 | 49.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 35% | 47% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 235 | 100% | 88% | 27% | 22% | 82% |
| English Language | 235 | 100% | 89% | 22% | 20% | 72% |
| English Literature | 225 | 95% | 86% | 32% | 21% | 85% |
| Religious Studies | 215 | 91% | 31% | 42% | 32% | 85% |
| Combined Science | 175 | 74% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 66% |
| Geography | 98 | 42% | 41% | 13% | 25% | 61% |
| History | 78 | 33% | 41% | 45% | 26% | 78% |
| Chemistry | 59 | 25% | 23% | 58% | 47% | 98% |
| Physics | 59 | 25% | 23% | 56% | 46% | 93% |
| Biology | 59 | 25% | 23% | 39% | 45% | 95% |
| Business Studies | 54 | 23% | 18% | 2% | 20% | 52% |
| French | 50 | 21% | 18% | 32% | 29% | 90% |
| Computer Science | 48 | 20% | 13% | 42% | 30% | 92% |
| Spanish | 47 | 20% | 19% | 17% | 27% | 74% |
| Photography | 44 | 19% | 6% | 20% | 19% | 98% |
| Physical Education | 22 | 9% | 11% | 9% | 24% | 68% |
| Design and Technology | 21 | 9% | 11% | 33% | 23% | 52% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 20 | 8% | 8% | 10% | 21% | 60% |
| Fine Art | 15 | 6% | 9% | 13% | 28% | 87% |
| Latin | 14 | 6% | 1% | 14% | 74% | 71% |
| Citizenship Studies | 12 | 5% | 3% | 0% | 19% | 17% |
| Music | 10 | 4% | 5% | 50% | 33% | 80% |
| Drama | 5 | 2% | 7% | — | 27% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Bengali | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 35% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 44 | 43% | — |
| Sports Studies | 22 | 21% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 4 | 4% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 2 | 2% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | St Paul's Way Trust School | Tower Hamlets | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 266 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 103 | 2,132 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 37.35 | 30.92 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | C | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 12% | 7% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 62 | 60% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 33 | 32% | 17% |
| Economics | 32 | 31% | 13% |
| Biology | 30 | 29% | 20% |
| Psychology | 26 | 25% | 23% |
| Physics | 24 | 23% | 12% |
| Sociology | 19 | 18% | 13% |
| History | 14 | 14% | 13% |
| English Literature | 13 | 13% | 11% |
| Politics | 13 | 13% | 6% |
| Computer Science | 12 | 12% | 5% |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 12% | 4% |
| Further Mathematics | 9 | 9% | 5% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Classical Civilisation | — | — | 1% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| Modern Greek | — | — | 0% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
Other secondary schools in Tower Hamlets
Bow School
Community school · sixth form · 1,126 pupils
96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
Canary Wharf Secondary
Free schools · 417 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.9
Central Foundation Girls' School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,526 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.3
George Green's School
Voluntary controlled school · sixth form · 1,256 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.0
Langdon Park Community School
Community school · sixth form · 1,055 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.5
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.