Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 23 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 137908
- Address
- Abbot Road, Kirk Hallam, DE7 4HX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 678 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.2%
- Girls
- 52.8%
- First language not English
- 7.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.9%
White British 81.6%
Other White 6%
Mixed 4.3%
African 3.8%
Other Asian 1.2%
Chinese 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 49%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.34
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 147 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 143 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 101
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 95
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 24
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 118 52 66 |
| Year 8 | 153 71 82 |
| Year 9 | 121 60 61 |
| Year 10 | 138 68 70 |
| Year 11 | 148 69 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 81.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 41.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 5.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% |