Charlotte Hall

St Bonaventure's School

St Bonaventure's, known informally as St Bon's, is a voluntary-aided Catholic secondary school for boys aged 11–16 in Forest Gate, London Borough of Newham, England, with a mixed-gender 6th Form for 16–18-year-old students. It is under the trusteeship of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood. 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 Bonaventure's one of the oldest Catholic boys' schools in the country – only the London Oratory is older. 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 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. This is a school that every member of the school community, past and present, feels privileged to be associated with. We support charities on a local, national and international level. Our boys give freely of their time and their money. Our CAFOD group raises over £2000 each year and we support Brentwood Catholic Children's Society, Caritas Anchor House, Richard House Children's Hospice and other charities. St Bonaventure's is a unique school and we hope that the members of this online community showcase the diversity and impactful individuals that teach, learn and graduate from our amazing school.