School Overview
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College is a academy converter located in Bishop Auckland. It serves the secondary phase for students aged 11 to 18. The school currently has 1,268 pupils with a capacity of 1,400. The school has a Roman Catholic character.
School Performance
Official DfE data · 2024-25 · 8 years of data
Performance data is published annually by the Department for Education. Figures reflect the most recent available results. National averages are for state-funded schools in England.
GCSE Results (Key Stage 4)
2024-25Progress 8
Attainment 8
46.4
Above averageNational: 46.3
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
41.3%
Close to averageNational: 45.3%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
68.9%
Above averageNational: 65%
EBacc Entry
11.7%
Below averageNational: 39.1%
A-Level & Post-16 Results (Key Stage 5)
2024-25Avg A-Level Grade
B-
Avg Point Score
36.37
Above averageNational: 33.2
AAB+ (2 Facilitating)
14.3%
Close to averageNational: 15.8%
Applied General
Merit+
Performance Trends
7 years of dataProgress 8
+0.37
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Attainment 8
+2.90
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
+10.0%
'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
EBacc Entry
-8.2%
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Overall Absence
+0.1%
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Persistent Absence
-1.2%
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Where Leavers Go
2024-2586%
Education 86%
Apprenticeship 6%
Employment 4%
Higher Education Destinations
Going to HE
72%
Top Third Unis
28%
Apprenticeship
2%
School Demographics
2024-25Boys
45.11%
Girls
54.89%
EAL
5%
FSM Ever
27.1%
SEN Support
11.75%
Key Statistics
1,268
Total Pupils
572
Boys
696
Girls
1,400
Capacity
26.9%
Free School Meals
Yes
Sixth Form
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