Bonus Pastor Catholic College
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| Bonus Pastor Catholic College | |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | Mrs Ruth Holden |
| Specialism | Maths and Computing College |
| Location | Winlaton Road Bromley Kent BR1 5PZ England |
| LEA | Lewisham |
| Ofsted number | 100752 |
| Students | 853 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 16 |
| Website | [Bonus Pastor Website http//:www.bp.lewisham.sch.uk] |
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Bonus Pastor Catholic College was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families. The College succeeded in becoming the first school in Lewisham to specialise in maths and computing in 2006.
Ofsted 2008: Grade 2 School; Good with outstanding features
Bonus Pastor Catholic College, has a new appointed Principal. Mrs R Holden who served as the Interim Principal, will be taking on the full role.
Bonus Pastor is a good school with outstanding features. [1]
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[edit] College History
Bonus Pastor Catholic College, (known as Bonus Pastor RC School) opened in September 1958. The college is approaching its 50th anniverary later on this year.
[edit] The College Mission Statement
Through Faith to Success
Bonus Pastor is a Catholic Collge which, together with the home and church community, endeavours to provide a Christian environment in which Students and Staff are challenged to achieve their potential, intellectually, socially and spiritually. The College also strives to inculate in all its members a respect for dignity of others as well as sense of their own personal worth.
The highest standards of achievement, behaviour and personal response to gospel values are therefore expected and the steps by which these standards are achieved - study, prayer and self discipline - are to be valued.
[edit] College environment
Bonus Pastor is based on two sites. Years 7, 8 and 9 are taught on the Churchdown site; Years 10 and 11 on the Winlaton site. The two sites are 400m apart, a comfortable four-minute walk. There are plans under the Building Schools for the Future programme for Bonus Pastor to be rebuilt.
Our investment programme ensures the college has up-todate facilities, particularly in design technology, science, ICT and drama, a new state-of-the-art Learning Discovery Centre and we have a flexible library resource ICT centre. Interactive whiteboards are widely available throughout the school especially in all English, maths and science rooms. The playing fields in Whitefoot Lane, adjacent to the school, are used for games and athletics.
[edit] The College today
Bonus Pastor College is a voluntary aided, roman catholic, comprehensive school of around 750 boys and girls in the age range 11-16. In recent years, official KS2-KS4 value-added indicators have consistently put the school in the top 10%-15% of maintained schools.
The College works very closely with Northbrook School, Christ the King Sixth Form College and Lewisham College.
[edit] Student events
Students participate in a wide variety of extra curricular activities including the BBC's Student News Day.[2]
[edit] Dress code controversy
The school has a dress code that prohibits most forms of jewellery, except for small studs and a watch. In one case a student created a controversy by wearing a crucifix.[3]
[edit] College management
Previously Before July 2003 Headteacher: Mr M.A. Cullinane, M.A., Dip. Ed.
September 2003 - December 2007 Principal: Patricia Slonecki B.Ed.(Hons), NPQH
January 2008 Principal: Ruth Holden, BA (Hons), MA, NPQH
Vice Principal: Mrs M. O'Donohue
Assistant Principals: Mr P. Kissoon, Mr G. Heatley, Mr J. Basi
[edit] GCSE results
Bonus Pastor Catholic College intends to build upon success, year after year.
2003- 55%,
2004- 59%,
2005- 59%,
2006- 67%,
2007- 68% Lewisham Secondary Schools Results
Table: Lewisham’s 2007 GCSE results – percentage of students achieving five or more good GCSEs at grades A*-C. All 2007 figures are provisional.
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