Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Voluntary aided school · Secondary
Basingstoke · RG22 6SR · Hampshire
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 150839
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
Academy sponsor led · Basingstoke · RG22 6HA
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
837
Local authority
Hampshire
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Basingstoke, Hampshire, 837 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 34.2%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Basingstoke · RG21 3NP · Hampshire
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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The Costello School
Academy converter · Secondary
Basingstoke · RG21 4AL · Hampshire
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Community school · Secondary
Basingstoke · RG21 5PB · Hampshire
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Academy sponsor led · Secondary
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Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 150839
Location
- Address
- Western Way
- Postcode
- RG22 6HA
- Town
- Basingstoke
- County
- Hampshire
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- District
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 837
- Boys / girls
- 431 / 406
- School capacity
- 1,000
- Capacity fill
- 837 / 1,000 (84%)
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
- FSM pupils
- 286
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Academy trust
- SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Sponsor
- South Farnham Educational Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Jane Halsey
- Telephone
- 01256322691