St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 9 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 137702
- Address
- Woodhouse Lane, DL14 6JT
- Website
- www.stjohnsrc.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1308 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 44.3%
- Girls
- 55.7%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.7%
- Persistent absence
- 30.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 88.8%
Other White 4.1%
Mixed 2.2%
African 1.2%
Other 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.7
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.17
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 1 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 1 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 191
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 122
- 3rd preference
- 64
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 235 100 135 |
| Year 8 | 230 113 117 |
| Year 9 | 233 109 124 |
| Year 10 | 214 85 129 |
| Year 11 | 216 95 121 |
| Year 12 | 91 40 51 |
| Year 13 | 89 38 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 81.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 35.0% 45.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 48.0% 32.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 3.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 70.0% 57.7% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 28.0% 23.0% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 4.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.2% 2.2% |