St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College is a state-funded secondary school in County Durham, North East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,229 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,400.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (9 May 2024). The published Attainment 8 score was 46.4 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was B- for 2024/25. Admissions data records 210 first-preference applications and 209 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 9 May 2024 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Ungraded inspection · 9 May 2024: School remains Good
Published 4 Mar 2019.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | County Durham |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 209 |
| First-preference applications | 210 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 416 |
| First-preference offers | 203 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 46.4 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 68.9% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 41.3% |
| EBacc entry | 11.7% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 9.2% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 6.8% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.77 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.37 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 36.75 |
| Value added | -0.02 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.19 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.14 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 14.3% |
| Pupils | 64 |
| Average grade | B- |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | B- |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 46.4% |
| Sixth-form college | 8.5% |
| Further education college | 30.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% |
| Employment | 3.8% |
| Not sustained | 4.3% |
| Unknown | 0.5% |
Cohort: 211 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 95.3%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 48.1% |
| Further education | 0.9% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 17.6% |
| Employment | 23.1% |
| Not sustained | 7.4% |
| Unknown | 2.8% |
Cohort: 108 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 89.8%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
15.9 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.51% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.99% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 88% |
| White other | 4.5% |
| Mixed | 2.4% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| Other | 0.7% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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