PRESS RELEASE 

22/08/2024

St Bon’s 6th form oversubscribed following impressive results in GCSEs Students at St Bonaventure’s School, located in Newham, celebrated a good set of GCSE results, with many individuals achieving outstanding successes including those with a high number of Grade 8s and 9s, as well students who have overcome incredible adversity to achieve results which will transform their future.

This success comes as another significant milestone for the school, following its impressive results in Post-16 exams last week and helping many students to secure places at top universities. It also reflects the broad, balanced, and holistic education that St Bonaventure’s provides, enabling individuals to grow academically, spiritually, and socially with strong pastoral support. As a result, the 6th Form remains popular and over-subscribed with large numbers of students wanting to gain a place; this year there were over 2000 applications for the 175 places available.

Headteacher Mr Christopher McCormack said “I am really proud of this cohort and the way that they faced up to the challenges of these times. It is wonderful to see all their hard work and efforts being rewarded.”

Mr Nick Graham, Year Leader for Year 11, said, “I was privileged to be given the position of being the Head of Year of these boys and to see them grow with such maturity over the years has been amazing. I am very much proud of the boys’ hard work and dedication to their studies. Today is the day they take their next steps in life and I know that their families and friends will be delighted with their results. Well done boys, you have worked extremely hard and you deserve all the accolades and praise. I wish you all the very best for the future.”

Student Arsenii arrived at St Bonaventure’s in Year 10 from Ukraine and said “I was made to feel so welcome here with lots of support from the school and the teachers have helped me to progress very well”. The feeling of support and encouragement was echoed throughout the schools. Alex, another high performing student said ““I would like to say a big thank you to all my teachers here at St Bon’s. They have all encouraged me to work hard and given me brilliant advice and all our hard work has really paid off.”

The school continues to achieve well above national average, particularly for boys. The school achieved 10% higher for students achieving Grade 4 and above and our provisional progress score is positive, unlike the national average for boys. The results continue on an upward trend from pre-Covid results. This is a cohort who have shown remarkable resilience and determination during their secondary education.

Notable Highlights
St Bonaventure’s is a secondary school with a very successful and popular 6th Form. It has been serving the local community of Forest Gate and surrounding areas for over 140 years and boasts a history of producing prominent and successful individuals in various fields, including science, music, film, sports, and arts. The school has been rated as “Outstanding” in all areas by Ofsted in November 2022.

Highlights from the Ofsted report include:
● “Pupils thrive in every way here. They succeed academically and are
exceptionally well prepared for their next steps“.
● “Teachers are experts in their subjects”.
● “Pupils are safe, happy and cared for at this school. There is a climate of respect
and compassion for all“