St John's Catholic Comprehensive
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 118933
- Address
- Rochester Road, DA12 2JW
- Website
- http://www.stjohnscs.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1322 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 31.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.1%
- Persistent absence
- 19.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 37%
Other White 15%
Mixed 14.7%
African 12.1%
Indian 11.2%
Other Black 2.1%
Other Asian 2%
Other 1.7%
Caribbean 1.4%
Pakistani 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.47
Local authority average 4.17
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 57 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 25 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 28 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 29 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
Admissions
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 275
- 2nd preference
- 237
- 3rd preference
- 167
- From another Local Authority
- 29
Offers
- 1st preference
- 169
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 194 98 96 |
| Year 8 | 208 98 110 |
| Year 9 | 193 109 84 |
| Year 10 | 195 101 94 |
| Year 11 | 189 86 103 |
| Year 12 | 202 102 100 |
| Year 13 | 141 71 70 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 86.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 28.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 65.0% 58.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 7.0% 19.8% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.5% 2.4% |