All parents and carers of Year 6 boys who are interested in joining St Bonaventure’s next year (September 2018) are invited to attend our Open Evening on Thursday, October 5, 2017.

Choosing a new secondary school is a very important decision and Headteacher, Mr Halliwell, will address parents and reassure them and tell them why St Bonaventure’s is an excellent choice for their sons.

Current Year 7 students will be on hand to chat to parents about how they have found starting secondary school and to show them around.

This year at St Bonaventure’s a record number of students achieved top grades in  their A levels and GCSE examinations. We have a 100% progression rate too.

This year St Bon’s also celebrated 140 years of education in the East End and ours is a  school with a long and proud history and an impressive Alumni. We are incredibly proud of the young men that attend our great school and many Old Bonaventurians have gone on to achieve great things in the world and they stay in touch with us and return to speak to our students to inspire and motivate them.

The Open Evening kicks off at 6pm and goes through until 8.30pm. There will be an opportunity to visit classrooms and speak to teachers and see St Bon’s in action.

Parents will be able to pick up a copy of the latest prospectus on the night.

A week of Open Day Tours has been scheduled for the following week from 9 – 13 October at 9.30am for parents who can’t make the evening on the 5th.

We look forward to meeting interested boys and their parents on October 5.

This morning 170 new students joined our Year 12 as fully fledged 6th Formers all keen to start their chosen courses.

They gathered in St Francis’ Hall and were welcomed into school and addressed by Headteacher, Mr Halliwell, and Director of 6th Form, Wayne Templeman.

Guest speaker, Psychology expert, Elsa Corr, spoke to the group about Growth Mindset Training and  gave them pointers on how to succeed in the 6th Form and tailor their studying to the more difficult higher exams.

The students all looked incredibly smart and ready for the new chapter in their lives.

Tomorrow, Thursday September 7, they are going on retreat to South Weald in Essex for ‘The Big Hello’ which is a ‘getting to know you’ exercise with some prayer and fun thrown in with a range of activities  on the cards for them. This is traditionally a very useful day that past students say was a real ice breaker. 

Watch out for photos on Facebook and Twitter of tomorrow’s events.

One thing remains to be said at the is: “Welcome to St Bon’s.”

The Tempest team of photographers are in school this week to capture our Years 7, 9 and 11 boys and a last group photo of the Year 11 students.

Yesterday the Year 11 boys were photographed and the photos will soon be available for parents to buy.

Watch out for your son bringing information home. They are lovely keepsakes to cherish over the years.

Wow!…it’s only 6 weeks since we last saw him but school therapy pet, Australian Labradoodle,  Ziggy, has grown really big and looks very grown up.

His metamorphasis has really shocked boys and staff at school today with many gasping at his appearance and calm demeanour.

Some things never change, though, and everyone was pleased to see him and looking forward to the start of the new academic year with their furry friend alongside them.

Our new Year 7 boys started as they meant to go on today, Monday, September 4, very smart, happy and keen to impress on their first day of term.

They were only in school for the morning to familiarise themselves with  the classrooms and corridors and get to know each other  without the older boys being in school.

Everything went smoothly and we look forward to seeing them all again in the morning for a full day of lessons.

The day started early for staff and students on A Level Results Day – but it was worth it.
Our students did really well giving us the best A Level results for the school to date.

the breakdown was as follows:
20% A*/A
50% A* – B
75% A* – C
Mr Halliwell added: ” Everyone is really pleased with the results and our students are now all set for the next stage of their life. We will miss them all.”

Students have progressed to universities including Imperial College London, City, King’s College London, Queen Mary, Leeds, Warwick, Glasgow and St Mary’s.

We wish them all well with their bright futures.

Results are given out from 7am today, August 17, in St Francis’ Hall.

Students should come in using the entrance in Lancaster Road.

We will be posting photos on our social media sites later to keep you all updated.