St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College

URN 137702·Secondary·Academy converter·Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust·Compare

Flags

3

0 high

In-year deficit of 1.2%Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 8.5%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2019Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,386.85

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

76.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

11.4%

of income

In-year balance

-1.2%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 1.2%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: sickness 9.0 days.

Overall absence at 8.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

29 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.46.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.68.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)41.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.11.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,268

Capacity

1,400 (91%)

Free school meals

26.9%

English additional lang.

5.0%

Ethnicity

White British 87.5%Asian 1.6%Black 2.3%Mixed 2.5%Chinese 0.7%Other 0.7%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

81.2

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

15.6

Mean salary

£54,596

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.5%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

26.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.5%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

2024/25 · 1,113 pupils