St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
About the school
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College is an open secondary school in County Durham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 9 May 2024
- Published
- 9 June 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.4
- County Durham
- 44.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- County Durham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 41.30%
- County Durham
- 41.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 68.90%
- County Durham
- 61.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 11.70%
- County Durham
- 32.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.77
- County Durham
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 36.37
AAB or better
- School
- 14.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1268
Girls
54.89%
Boys
45.11%
SEN support
11.75%
Education, health and care plan
0.95%
English as an additional language
5.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
27.10%
Overall absence
8.5
Persistent absence
26.86
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
211
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
110
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
47%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
18%
Employment
23%