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Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy

Erewash, DE7 4HXSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.0×
First choices did not exceed offers made
103 1st-choice / 106 offers made
Ranking
#1,060
of 3,141 nationally

About Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy

Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy is a state-funded secondary school in Erewash, East Midlands, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 625 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 606.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (24 Apr 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 48.1 for 2024/25. admissions data records 103 first-preference applications and 106 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressAbbot Road, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, Erewash, DE7 4HX
HeadteacherMr Steve Brogan
Local AuthorityDerbyshire
Number of Pupils625
Free School Meals (FSM)29.8%
School Capacity625 / 606 (103% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 Apr 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (24 Apr 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 10 Jul 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultySevere LearningOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: stjohnhoughtonilkeston.srscmat.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.