St Bonaventure's RC School
Voluntary aided secondary school in London (Newham).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
St Bonaventure's has a long and distinguished history. Our school has been providing the very best education for Roman Catholic boys in this area since before 1875. The school was founded on its current site in 1877 by the Franciscan Friars, making St Bonaventures one of the oldest Catholic boys schools in the country only the London Oratory is older.
2017 saw us celebrating 140 years of education in Forest Gate and although the World has changed immensely in that time, one thing remains the same and that is the love and care each student receives every single day by dedicated staff and teachers. Our school motto, " In Sanctitate et Doctrina " symbolises what we expect from all members of our school.
We are a community, based upon faith which impacts upon every element of our academic and personal lives and we expect everyone, adult and child, to ensure that they learn something new each day. We are a Roman Catholic school, founded on gospel values and our boys are an important and integral part of the faith community.
Christian principles are at the very heart of all that we do at St Bonaventure's.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Football
- Hegarty Maths
Key facts
- URN
- 102787
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Newham
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (2 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Timothy Campbell, Mbe | Chair of Governors | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2014 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas Christie | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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