St John's Catholic Comprehensive
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 15 2018 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
- 1319 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 35.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23%
- Persistent absence
- 27.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.8%
White British 36.9%
Other White 15.7%
Mixed 15.3%
Indian 11.3%
African 10.6%
Other Black 2.1%
Other Asian 2%
Caribbean 1.4%
Other 1.3%
Pakistani 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 4%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.48
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 27 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 12 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 17 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 2 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 7 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 4 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 4 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
Admissions
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 186
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 251
- 2nd preference
- 247
- 3rd preference
- 188
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 207 98 109 |
| Year 8 | 196 110 86 |
| Year 9 | 196 100 96 |
| Year 10 | 195 88 107 |
| Year 11 | 196 103 93 |
| Year 12 | 172 84 88 |
| Year 13 | 157 77 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 86.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 18.0% 26.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 69.0% 59.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 69.0% 63.8% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 7.0% 24.7% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.5% 2.2% |