Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate

Boys’ Campus
Executive Head (from Sept 2010): Mrs Jackie Johnson M.Ed
Chair of Governors: Fr Peter Harris B.Ed M.Th
Head of Boys' Campus: Mr Phil Leyland

Type of School: Bishop Challoner is a Catholic Voluntary Aided school.

Welcome
We are delighted that you are
considering Bishop Challoner
Catholic Collegiate Boys’ School for
your son and we hope that we can
offer him a place. Bishop Challoner
is the first Federated school in the
country with separate Girls’ and
Boys’ Schools and a co-educational
Sixth Form campus on one site. Our
girls and boys are successful
because they are educated
separately between the ages of 11
and 16. Our Collegiate arrangement
known as the Learning Village
allows us to achieve this.
We have state-of-the-art facilities
and resources; we are also a happy
and friendly school. We welcome
students from all backgrounds; we
are multi-cultural, with 73 languages
spoken in the school of over 1700
students.
In partnership with you, the parents,
I am confident that the coming
years will be a period of great
success. Why not come and see us
at one of our open evenings or make
an appointment to visit the school?
We look forward to meeting you.
Catherine Myers
Executive Headteacher
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School History
The school is named after Bishop
Richard Challoner, who worked
tirelessly in the 18th Century for the
advancement of Catholics through
education. The school was founded
in 1933 by the Sisters of Mercy and
moved to Christian Street in 1956. It
became a comprehensive secondary
school in 1972. The school is now
on one site in Commercial Road and
is managed by a lay head. In
September 2001 a Federated Boys’
School was opened under the
Governance and Management of
the Girls' School. The Boys’ School
enjoys a steadily improving
academic performance with its
reputation continuing to grow.
The Learning
Village
The Learning Village is the title given
to the federated arrangement of the
Bishop Challoner Collegiate
Schools. These include:
1. The P-16 College
2. The Girls’ School – 11-16
3. The Boys’ School – 11-16
4. Youth Centres across Local Area
Partnerships 3&4
As a Learning Village we firmly
believe in educating the whole child,
whether in statutory education or
after-school clubs. Children thrive
when provided with clear
boundaries. This principle
underpins our work in school and
across the community. Through this
work we ensure that Every Child
Matters, that:
1. They are Healthy
2. They are Safe
3. They Enjoy and Achieve
4. They make a Positive
Contribution to their Community
5. They are prepared for Economic
Well-being
 The School’s Aims
At Bishop Challoner we aim to: To achieve these aims, we strive for
• Offer all students an education a Catholic school community where:
based on Christian principles in
• Christian values are lived out by
the tradition of the Catholic
staff and students
Church
• Expectation of achievement is
• Provide a disciplined and
always high
structured environment for
• Staff, resources and teaching and
effective teaching and learning so
learning are of the highest quality
that all students may maximise
• Personal growth is encouraged
their academic potential
by the exercise of reasonable
• Educate the whole person to
freedom and initiative
become confident in their own
• There is self discipline and an
ability, so they will live as a
acceptance of personal
responsible Christian citizen.
responsibility for others who are
less fortunate

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Catholicity
As well as academic excellence,
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Bishop Challoner provides students
with so much more in meeting the
challenges of modern life. We believe
our school offers unique benefits
arising out of our CATHOLICITY. We
are a Catholic School with a
multi-national and multi-cultural
intake. We provide a genuine
Christian education through which
all come to recognise the dignity of
the person and equality of all. We The school has a Chaplaincy which
achieve this through establishing a forms part of our comprehensive
caring community where, supported support and counselling team
by the ideals and practice of our offering help and advice to meet a
Catholic faith, the uniqueness of student’s personal and spiritual
each boy is acknowledged and his needs.
ability, aptitude and gifts developed
to the full.

In Religious Education, students at

Key Stage 3 follow the Icons
programme endorsed by the
Bishops of England and Wales. This
fosters an understanding of faith in
the world, our relationships with
those around us including the
aspects of faith in a multi-cultural
society. We educate boys to be
independent and responsible adults
who are aware both of their rights
and of their responsibilities.
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achievements and healthy lifestyles

Specialist Status as part of the holistic development
The Boys’ School was awarded
of the individual. The quality of
Sports College Status in 2007 and,
Physical Education and the vast
through it, we aim to inspire a
range of sports on offer, at both
life-long participation in sport, no
competitive and recreational levels,
matter what level our students
support our status as one of the
attain. Our experienced staff
best Sports Colleges in London.
possess a wealth of knowledge and
The school is renowned for having
expertise and are equally at home
excellent sports teams competing in
teaching beginners as they are
borough, regional, national, and
coaching national-level sports
international competitions. We have
performers. We provide all students
competed with great success in:
with the opportunity to access a
football, basketball, athletics, rugby,
wide range of sporting activities
volleyball, table tennis, badminton,
through the curriculum in lessons
swimming and trampolining.
and after-school clubs. Bishop
Challoner values sporting
 Subjects
The Curriculum Key Stage 3 Year 7-Year 9 core:
At Bishop Challoner we work in
Religious Studies, English, Maths,
partnership with parents to provide
Science, ICT, Technology, History,
a balanced, supportive and
Geography, Music, Art, PE, Modern
inspirational education. The
Languages (French & Spanish),
curriculum is the whole experience
Personal, Social and Health
of our students including activities
Education (PSHE).
taking place off site. We follow the
Key Stage 4 Year 10-Year 11 core:
National Curriculum framework and
Religious Studies, English Language
Religious Education is a compulsory
and Literature, Maths, Science, ICT,
subject. All students start GCSEs in
PE (non-GCSE), PSHE.
Year 7 and take at least one GCSE
A choice is then made from the
each year. Bishop Challoner has
following GCSE subjects: History,
always demonstrated strengths in
Geography, Sociology, MFL,
the Arts and Sports and we will
Economics, Graphics, Electronics,
build on these strengths - as well as
Resistant Materials, Art and Design,
those in Technology, Maths and
Music, PE, Drama and Media.
Science - as our Sports College
In addition, we offer vocational
Status is developed.
courses in: Media, Business, PE,
Catering and Construction.

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Enrichment and
Extension
As part of the curriculum our
students pursue a series of
enrichment activities. These include
Work Experience and Sports
Activities. In addition, equal
opportunities, study skills and
careers education form a major
element of their PSHE programme.
We offer music lessons for a wide
range of instruments. We also have
several choirs, bands and an
orchestra. Each year we organize a
range of national and international
visits.
Guidance and
Achievement
The school regards the role of form
tutor as crucial. The students
register with their tutor at the
beginning of each day. Also, a
40-minute lesson each week is
devoted to a pastoral health and
social education programme, where
topics such as Careers,
Relationships, Sex and Health
Education are treated in a context
and manner which reflects the
teaching of the Catholic Church.
Each year group has a Year Leader
and a Deputy Year Leader. These
stay with the boys throughout their
time, and have immediate
responsibility for pastoral support
and the monitoring of academic
progress.
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Learning Support
Faculty and
inclusion
We provide a “curriculum for all”.
The Learning Support Faculty
ensures students gain equal access
to the curriculum. All students have
individual needs and we help them
fulfil their potential by providing
encouragement and assistance.
Successful applicants are visited in
their primary school, and further
discussion with teachers and
parents/carers precedes their
admission to the school. For
students who are the subject of a
statement of Special Educational
Need, the resources/support
stipulated in the statement will be
provided by the school. Subject
teacher(s) and the Head of Learning
Support initiate an Individual
Education Plan, which may include
in-class support or individual tuition
as well as consultation with
parents/carers and the support
agencies, including the Education
Welfare Officer, the Education
Psychologist and the Medical
Officer. The school employs a
Chaplain, an Education Welfare
Officer and two counsellors.
Discipline
The best discipline is self-discipline
and the school helps boys achieve
this aim. The school’s policy on
Behaviour and Discipline reflects
this. Parents, students and the
school sign a Home-School
agreement to confirm their
determination to work together
when a place is offered.
Parental
involvement
An important aspect of school life is
the degree of parental involvement
and support. Parents are
encouraged to visit the school, not
only on open evenings, or
performance review days and other
organised occasions, but also
privately by appointment to discuss
particular aspects of their child's
education. Communication between
parents and school is carried out
through regular circulars home, our
newspaper ‘Village Voice’, the
school website, the school diary, a
reporting system and parent
consultation evenings.
The School Day
The school day starts at 8.30am
and finishes at 3.05pm. In addition,
there are homework classes or
clubs running in the evenings and at
weekends.
Lunchtime
Year 7-Year 11 students are not
allowed off site at lunchtimes. Many
students bring a packed lunch to
school. In addition, we serve a
range of hot and cold foods in the
dining hall.
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Admissions
Applications are invited from
parents/guardians of boys eligible
for entry into Year 7. The annual
entry to Year 7 is 120 students.
Open days for prospective
parents/carers and students take
place in September. Parents/carers
and students may visit the school by
arrangement. Applicants to the
school should complete a
Supplementary Information Form as
well as the Common Application
Form; the Supplementary form
should be sent straight to Bishop
Challoner. If you need assistance we
are delighted to help. Every
applicant will be invited to a
discussion with the Executive Head
from the beginning of November.
After students have been offered a
place, arrangements are made for
all 120 students to sit a test in June.
The purpose of testing is to set the
students in broad bands in core
subjects. A parents’ evening is
organised each June. A day in
school is also arranged for the
successful applicants.
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate Boys’ Campus
352 Commercial Road
London E1 0LB

T 020 7791 9500

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